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Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery

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Abstract

Adiposopathy is associated with pathophysiological effects on almost every system in the human body including the pulmonary system. Obesity is known to impair pulmonary function, which in turn increases the risk of complications after bariatric surgery. Major pulmonary complications could be life threatening or extremely morbid in the long term. In addition, pre-existing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase morbidity and mortality from respiratory complications in patients with obesity. Complications like sputum retention, atelectasis, bronchopulmonary infections and pulmonary embolism may cause significant postoperative morbidity and mortality after an elective surgery.

Just breathing can be such a luxury at times.

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Chowbey, P., Khullar, R., Sharma, A., Soni, V., Baijal, M., Shahdhar, M. (2021). Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery. In: Bhasker, A.G., Kantharia, N., Baig, S., Priya, P., Lakdawala, M., Sancheti, M.S. (eds) Management of Nutritional and Metabolic Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4702-1_8

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