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Bariatric and metabolic surgery during COVID-19 outbreak phase 2 in Italy: why, when and how to restart.
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Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery [Surg Obes Relat Dis] 2020 Oct; Vol. 16 (10), pp. 1614-1618. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 24. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In Italy elective bariatric and metabolic surgery was cancelled on February 21,2020 at the beginning of the so-called phase 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Gradually it was restarted on May 4,2020 at the beginning of the so-called phase 2, when epidemiological data showed containment of the infection. Before the outbreak in eight high-volume bariatric centers 840 patients were surgically treated developing a Covid-19 infection, during phase 1, in only 5 cases (0.6%) without mortality. The post-operative complication rate was similar when compared to the 836 subjects submitted to bariatric surgery the year before. Since the high prevalence of infection in subjects with BMI > 30, it was argued that early intervention on obesity during phase 2 could help to minimize the effects of the disease in the event of a possible reversion to a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak phase 1. At the same time a prospective observational study from July 1 till the WHO declaration of the end of the pandemic has started in the eight high volume centers to monitor the post-operative outcome and its effect on SARS-CoV-2 infection.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections transmission
Humans
Obesity epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors
Bariatric Surgery statistics & numerical data
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections epidemiology
Disease Transmission, Infectious prevention & control
Obesity surgery
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-7533
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32739265
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.025