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1. Restructuring the surgical service during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from a tertiary institution in Singapore

Author

Moe Thu San, Mikael Hartman, Sophia Bee Leng Ang, Corissa Yi Juan Chee, Tze Yi Low, Asim Shabbir, Jimmy Bok Yan So, Krishnakumar Madhavan, and Bhuvaneshwari Mohankumar

Subjects
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Restructuring, Pneumonia, Viral, MEDLINE, Article, Tertiary Care Centers, Betacoronavirus, Pandemic, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Medicine, Humans, Pandemics, Service (business), Singapore, biology, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Tertiary institution, COVID-19, General Medicine, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Health policy, Healthcare administration, General Surgery, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Infectious diseases, Surgery, Medical emergency, business, Coronavirus Infections
Published
2020

2. Is Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Asian Super Obese a Safe and Effective Procedure?

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Hannah JH Ng, Guowei Kim, Claire Alexandra Z Chew, Moe Thu San, Jimmy BY So, and Asim Shabbir

Subjects
General Medicine
Abstract

Introduction: Outcomes of bariatric surgery for super obese Asians are not well reported. We aimed to compare short-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in Asian patients with body mass index (BMI) 50 in G1. Conclusion: LSG is an equally safe and effective operation in Asians with BMI ≥47.5 kg/m2 when compared to patients with BMI

Published
2018

3. Is Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Asian Super Obese a Safe and Effective Procedure?

Author

Hannah Jh, Ng, Guowei, Kim, Claire Alexandra Z, Chew, Moe Thu, San, Jimmy By, So, and Asim, Shabbir

Subjects
Singapore, Asian People, Gastrectomy, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Laparoscopy, Patient Safety, Obesity, Morbid, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

Outcomes of bariatric surgery for super obese Asians are not well reported. We aimed to compare short-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in Asian patients with body mass index (BMI)47.5 kg/mA total of 272 patients from Singapore university hospital who underwent LSG from 2008 to 2015 with a follow-up of at least 6 months were included in the study. Primary endpoint was weight loss at 1-year and 3-years. Morbid obesity (Group 1, G1) was defined as BMI47.5 kg/mThere were 215 patients in G1 and 57 patients in G2 (mean preoperative weight: 107.3 kg and 146.8 kg; mean follow-up: 27.9 and 26.8 months, respectively). Mean total weight loss at 3-year of 41.9 kg for G2 was significantly higher (LSG is an equally safe and effective operation in Asians with BMI ≥47.5 kg/m2 when compare to patients with BMI47.5 kg/m

Published
2018

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