Proposal of a Score to Detect the Need for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Admission After Bariatric Surgery

Ain Shams University111 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to propose a multi-dimensional score to predict those patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will be in need for postoperative ICU admission.

A multi-dimensional score of 7 risk factors was proposed which may help in identifying morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will need admission to a critical care unit postoperatively for follow up.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

111

Conditions

Bariatric Surgery Procedures

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients who have been operated upon for either laparoscopic gastric sleeve or laparoscopic gastric bypass during the period from January to June 2016. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded in case of postoperative surgical complications, conversion to open surgery or in case of redo.

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Creation of a multi-dimensional score for the need of post-bariatric surgery ICU admission

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of six months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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