Methods:

A retrospective analysis was performed among 13 morbidly obese (BMI> 39 kg/m 2) patients with high-risk cardiac disease, who were referred to Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery Clinic at King Khalid University Hospital, which is a center of excellence in bariatric surgery, for consideration for weight loss surgery. Retrospective data on preoperative weight, height, and BMI, operative details, perioperative complications, length of stay, and information on comorbidities and endocrinal disease were collected for analysis and reporting.

Post authors

Fahad BaMehriz 1, Mohammed N Alali 1, Hassan Arishi 2, Faroq Abdulfattah 1, Sarah Alhaizan 1, Abdelazeem ElDawlatly 3, Abdullah Aldohayan 1