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- Title
COVID-19 Vaccination and Timing of Bariatric Surgery: Considerations and Concerns for Patients with Severe Obesity.
- Authors
Pazouki, Abdolreza; Shahabi, Shahab; Sheikhbahaei, Erfan; Mokhber, Sommayeh; Jazi, Amir Hossein Davarpanah; Kermansaravi, Mohammad
- Abstract
We highly recommend our patients ambulate as soon as possible and have sufficient oral intake both before vaccination after surgery or after vaccination before surgery. The paradox, however, lies in that some bariatric surgery candidates might not have received COVID-19 vaccines before their surgery out of choice in some countries, while in others, access to the COVID-19 vaccines is scarce; this situation makes decision-making about elective surgeries even more challenging [[10]]. Nevertheless, we should note that any kind of surgery may put the patient in greater danger of immune system malfunction due to the surgery itself and other unknown mechanisms that occur in the body after surgery. Dear Editor, In COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination plays a crucial role in prevention, decreasing the symptoms and COVID-related mortality [[1]], especially in high-risk populations such as patients with severe obesity [[3]-[6]].
- Subjects
BARIATRIC surgery; COVID-19 vaccines; MORBID obesity; ELECTIVE surgery; GASTRIC bypass; VACCINATION complications; OBESITY; PERIOPERATIVE care
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2022, Vol 32, Issue 2, p558
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-021-05734-x