Abstract
Background
There is little robust data on weight regain (WR) after bariatric surgery making it difficult to counsel patients regarding long-term outcomes of different bariatric procedures. The purpose of this study was to see WR in medium and long term after SG, RYGB, and OAGB in Indian population.
Methods
In a multicentre study, data on preoperative and postoperative weights over 5 years were collected. Multiple definitions were applied to find the proportion of patients with significant WR increase of 25% of lost weight from nadir (definition 1), weight gain of > 10 kg from nadir (definition 2), and BMI gain of > 5 kg/m2 from nadir (definition 3). The proportion of those with significant WR was compared across sub-groups.
Results
A total of 9617 patients were included. Median WR at 5 years was 14.1% of lost weight, 1.92 kg/m2, and 5 kg. Significant WR using definition 1 was 35.1%, 14.6%, and 3% after sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and mini-one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) respectively. Severe albumin deficiency was highest in OAGB (5.9%) patients followed by SG (2.9%) and RYGB (2.2%) at 5 years(p = 0.023). Haemoglobin levels < 10 g/dL were seen in 8.2%, 9.0%, and 13.9% of SG, RYGB, and OAGB patients respectively (p = 0.041).
Conclusions
In the first comparative study of WR, OAGB had lesser WR in comparison to SG and RYGB but had the most impact on Hb and albumin levels in the long term. Definition selection for reporting WR has a significant impact on the results. There is a need for standardising the reporting of WR in bariatric literature.
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We are thankful to Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker for the help in organising the study as well as guidance in writing the manuscript, Kankona Dey for the help in data compilation, Dr. Laila Baig for organising the consensus meeting, Manjari Agarwal for data compilation, and Mr. Souvik Dutta for statistical analysis.
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Dr. Abhay Agarwal - Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai, India; Hinduja Hospitals, Mumbai, India; Sevenhills Hospitals, Mumbai, India
Dr. Arun Prasad - Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
Dr. Atul Peters - Apollo Institute of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, New Delhi, India
Dr. Deep Goel - BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr. Digvijaysingh Bedi - Hope Obesity Centre, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Jaydeep H. Palep - Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India
Dr. Lakshmi Kona Kumari - Gleneagles Global Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr. Mahendra Narwaria - Asian Bariatrics Pvt ltd, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Manish Baijal - Max Superspeciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India
Dr. Manish Khaitan - Columbia Asia Hospital, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Mathias Fobi - Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore, India
Dr. Mohit Bhandari - Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore, India
Dr. Nandkishore Dukipatti - Livlife Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Nidhi Khandelwal - Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India
Dr. Om Tantia - ILS Hospitals, Kolkata
Dr. P. Pravin Raj - Gem Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, India
Dr. Pallawi Priya - Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India
Dr. Parveen Bhatia - Bhatia Global Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr. Pradeep Chowbey - Max Superspeciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India
Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan - Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
Dr. Rajkumar JS - Lifeline Hospitals, Chennai, India
Dr. Rajesh Khullar - Max Superspeciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India
Dr. Ramen Goel - Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, India
Dr. Randeep Wadhawan - Fortis Hospitals, Vasan Kunj, New Delhi, India
Dr. Sarfaraz J. Baig - Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India
Dr. Shivaram HV - Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, India
Dr. Sreejoy Pattnaik - Shanti Memorial Hospital, Cuttack, India
Dr. Sudheer Kalhan - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr. Sumeet Shah - Max Smart Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr. Surendra Ugale - Kirloskar Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Vandana Soni - Max Superspeciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India
Dr. Vivek Bindal - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Baig, S.J., Priya, P., Mahawar, K.K. et al. Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery—A Multicentre Study of 9617 Patients from Indian Bariatric Surgery Outcome Reporting Group. OBES SURG 29, 1583–1592 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03734-6
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