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Long-term effects of gastric surgery for treating respiratory insufficiency of obesity.

Abstract
The Pickwickian syndrome can be divided into two primary breathing disorders, which can affect patients alone or in combination: sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Between 1980 and 1990, 126 patients with respiratory insufficiency underwent gastric surgery for morbid obesity, 12.5% of the entire series. These patients weighed more (164 +/- 36 vs 135 +/- 25 kg, P less than 0.0001) and were more often men (62% vs 14%, P less than 0.001) than those without pulmonary dysfunction. Sixteen had OHS alone, 65 had SAS alone, and 45 had both. Of those with OHS, 38 have been followed for 5.8 +/- 2.4 y since surgery and 29 are currently asymptomatic. In the 12 patients in whom arterial blood gases were available greater than 5 y since surgery, the PaO2 increased from 54 +/- 10 to 68 +/- 20 mm Hg (P less than 0.0001) and PaCO2 fell from 53 +/- 9 to 47 +/- 11 mm Hg (P = 0.05). Of the 110 patients with SAS, 57 were available for follow-up an average of 4.5 +/- 2.3 y since surgery and 38 were completely asymptomatic, 15 had mild SAS, and 4 had both SAS and OHS. In 40 patients with pre- and post-weight reduction sleep polysomnograms, the sleep apnea index fell from 64 +/- 39 to 26 +/- 26 (P less than 0.0001). Although respiratory insufficiency of obesity patients had a higher operative mortality than did patients without pulmonary dysfunction (2.4% vs 0.2% after gastric bypass), weight loss was associated with significant improvements in sleep apnea, arterial blood gases, pulmonary hypertension, left ventricular dysfunction, lung volumes, and polycythemia.
AuthorsH J Sugerman, R P Fairman, R K Sood, K Engle, L Wolfe, J M Kellum
JournalThe American journal of clinical nutrition (Am J Clin Nutr) Vol. 55 Issue 2 Suppl Pg. 597S-601S (02 1992) ISSN: 0002-9165 [Print] United States
PMID1733136 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anesthesia (methods)
  • Cardiac Volume
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity, Morbid (complications, physiopathology, surgery)
  • Postoperative Care
  • Preoperative Care
  • Respiratory Insufficiency (etiology, physiopathology, surgery)
  • Weight Loss

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