Quality of life of patients undergoing bariatric surgery by laparoscopic technique sleeve gastrectomy

Abstract

Purpose: to evaluate the quality of life of patients undergoing bariatric surgery by the videolaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy technique. Methods: cross-sectional study with 30 subjects within 12 months of postoperative bariatric surgery. The study was conducted using a data collection questionnaire based on the Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System protocol. Results: 73% of the patients studied were female, age ranged from 30 to 39 years, initial BMI of 41.3 kg/m2 and final BMI of 28.5 kg/m2 . The main comorbidities found were systemic arterial hypertension (43%) followed by osteoarthritis (20%). 83% had improved self-esteem, 70% had more willingness to exercise, 37% improved social relationships, 64% had more willingness to work and 50% improved sexuality. Conclusion: Sleeve Gastrectomy by videolaparoscopy is an effective bariatric procedure to control weight, minimize comorbidities and improve the quality of life of obese people in the short and medium term. The patients submitted to this surgery had excellent results (43.3%), very good (36.6%) or good 6 (20%) after 12 months, with significant improvement of all comorbidities.