Patients with kidney disease who undergo weight loss surgery can lose weight successfully, but many experience side effects ,weight reduction surgery according to a study to be presented at ASN Renal Week November 5 to 10, 2013 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta , GA.weight reduction surgery
Weight loss or bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment against obesity ,weight reduction surgery but recent data suggest that the complication rate may be higher in patients with chronic kidney disease in those without.weight reduction surgery To investigate, Helen McLaughlin (Kings College London ) and colleagues conducted a retrospective study of all obese patients with renal insufficiency undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery in three London teaching hospitals from 2007 to 2012 .weight reduction surgery
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The information obtained from the medical records of 74 patients revealed that in all forms of surgery , excess weight is lost in 61 % of cases, a year after surgery.surgery weight reduction There were 16 adverse events , including two deaths ( 3 %) compared to surgical complications. Acute kidney injury was more common (4% ), followed by the leak ( 3%) , acidosis and high blood potassium levels ( 3%), postoperative pulmonary infection ( 3%), vitamin B12 deficiency / iron (3%) , lack of fistula / graft ( 3%), and stroke ( 1%). In addition, four deaths occurred during the study period , including two linked to cancer.surgery weight reduction
"Although bariatric surgery is effective for weight loss in obese patients with chronic kidney disease, adverse effects and mortality rates are higher ," the authors conclude. " Identification of risk factors adverse events and non-surgical alternatives research remain priorities . "
