Study on Risk Factors in Weight Loss Surgery
It is estimated that 200,000 patients will undergo weight loss surgery this year. A Duke University gastric bypass surgeon has developed an assessment tool to help surgeons identify high risk and low risk patients.
A male over 65,with BMI above 50,with high blood pressure and with a high risk for developing blood clots in the lungs has been identified as a high risk patient for weight loss surgery. There may also be various other factors which have not been identified.
Data from 4,433 patients who had weight loss surgeries was used for the study. All the patients in the low risk category survived the surgery. The mortality rate among low-risk patients ranged between 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent. Although less than 3% of the patients belonged to the high risk category, the risk of death after surgery was seen to be six times more than for other patients.
High risk patients (with a 65% lower mortality rate following surgery), benefit the most from such studies. The studies also point out that weight loss surgery should be opted for by younger, healthier patients before the onslaught of health problems caused by obesity.
mortality rates lower
A male over 65,with BMI above 50,with high blood pressure and with a high risk for developing blood clots in the lungs has been identified as a high risk patient for weight loss surgery. There may also be various other factors which have not been identified.
Data from 4,433 patients who had weight loss surgeries was used for the study. All the patients in the low risk category survived the surgery. The mortality rate among low-risk patients ranged between 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent. Although less than 3% of the patients belonged to the high risk category, the risk of death after surgery was seen to be six times more than for other patients.
High risk patients (with a 65% lower mortality rate following surgery), benefit the most from such studies. The studies also point out that weight loss surgery should be opted for by younger, healthier patients before the onslaught of health problems caused by obesity.
mortality rates lower
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