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- Title
Micronutrient status assessment in Saudi patients prior to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective study.
- Authors
SALEEM, Rimah A.; RAMADAN, Majed M.; SHEIKH, Muhammad S.; BAJAMAN, Juhaina S.; ZARROUG, Samah H.; GARAWEEN, Ghada A.; ALHUSSEINI, Noara K.
- Abstract
The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide, and bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective treatment option, leading to significant sustained weight loss in morbidly obese patients. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has rapidly gained popularity and currently accounts for most bariatric surgeries performed in Saudi Arabia. This procedure can result in harmful postoperative nutritional deficiencies postoperatively. Despite an enormous body of research on the outcomes of bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia, there is a paucity of published articles on preoperative nutrient deficiencies in this region. This study aimed to investigate demographic trends and characteristics of Saudi patients undergoing LSG in different regions of the country. We retrospectively analyzed 285 patients who underwent LSG between 2016 and 2021 at a tertiary care center. The mean patient age was 46 years, and the mean preoperative BMI was 36.50 kg/m². Females comprised more than two-thirds of the patients (69%). Among the pre-operative blood parameters, hemoglobin and vitamin B1 deficiency were noticeable in both sexes. This predictive analysis could assist surgeons in identifying common deficiencies and expected post-surgical micronutrient deficiencies relevant to undesirable complications.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; SLEEVE gastrectomy; SAUDI Arabians; WEIGHT loss; BARIATRIC surgery; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; VITAMIN B1
- Publication
Revista Nutrición Clínica y Dietética Hospitalaria, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 4, p238
- ISSN
0211-6057
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12873/434saleem