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Pressure-induced Rhabdomyolysis after Bariatric Surgery

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Rhabdomyolisis most commonly occurs after muscle injury, alcohol ingestion, drug intake and exhaustive exercise. Prolonged muscle compression at the time of surgery may produce this complication. Obesity has been reported as a risk factor for pressure-induced rhabdomyolysis, but no reports associated with bariatric surgery could be found in the literature. We report 3 superobese patients who developed rhabdomyolysis after bariatric surgery. This complication was attributed to direct and prolonged pressure of the bed against the dorsal and gluteal muscles.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos MD

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Eric Kimura MD

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Juan Luis Mosqueda MD

  4. Department of Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Eduardo García-García MD

  5. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Guillermo Domínguez-Cherit. MD

  6. Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Miguel F Herrera MD

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Torres-Villalobos, G., Kimura, E., Mosqueda, J.L. et al. Pressure-induced Rhabdomyolysis after Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 13, 297–301 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089203764467252

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