Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Short-term Weight Loss in a Single Italian Institution

Italy was the first European country to have a major outbreak of COVID-19. Bariatric procedures were stopped and telemedicine had to be implemented. A large percentage of patients struggled to follow postoperative diet and to start physical activity due to social restrictions. We have compared short...

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Autores principales: Vitiello, Antonio, Berardi, Giovanna, Velotti, Nunzio, Schiavone, Vincenzo, Musella, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33721193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05343-8
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Sumario:Italy was the first European country to have a major outbreak of COVID-19. Bariatric procedures were stopped and telemedicine had to be implemented. A large percentage of patients struggled to follow postoperative diet and to start physical activity due to social restrictions. We have compared short-term outcomes of patients who had bariatric procedures prior to lockdown with subjects that had undergone obesity surgery in the same period of the previous year at our institution. A total number of 63 patients were included in this study. Weight loss at 1, 3 and 6 postoperative months in the 2019 group was significantly higher at any point of follow-up when compared to 2020. Social limitations and nonattendance of clinical appointments may have compromised early results. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: [Image: see text]

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