Bariatric surgery outcomes in black patients with super morbid obesity: a 1-year postoperative review.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Super morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 50 kg/m
METHODS: A retrospective review of SMO black patients who underwent bariatric surgery from August 2008 to June 2013 at Howard University Hospital. Outcomes of interest include weight loss, improvement or resolution of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hyperlipidemia at 12 months.
RESULTS: Eighty-seven patients met our inclusion criteria. Mean preoperative weight and BMI were 347.2 lbs and 56.8 kg/m
CONCLUSIONS: Bariatric surgery may result in significant weight loss and improvement or resolution of comorbidities in SMO black patients.
Volume
213
Issue
1
First Page
64
Last Page
68
ISSN
1879-1883
Published In/Presented At
Onyewu, S. C., Ogundimu, O. O., Ortega, G., Bauer, E. S., Emenari, C. C., Molyneaux, N. D., Layne, S. A., Changoor, N. R., Tapscott, D., Tran, D. D., & Fullum, T. M. (2017). Bariatric surgery outcomes in black patients with super morbid obesity: a 1-year postoperative review. American journal of surgery, 213(1), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.05.010
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
27816202
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article