Is body mass index & #8805;50 kg/m2 a predictor of higher morbidity for patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy ?

Conclusion: We detected no significant difference in the duration of operation and intra- or postoperative complication between SMO and MO groups. The possibility of the safety of this procedure in SMO group can be adopted.

Source: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia - October 4, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Fahad Bamehriz Saad Althuwaini Omar Alobaid Yara Alanazi Rawan Alotaibi Nawt Alfuweres Najla Alsaikhan Waad Almanie Munira Alghafaily Abdulla Aldohayan Source Type: research