Comparison of respiratory muscle strength through manovacuometry in the early postoperative period of bariatric surgery by laparotomy and laparoscopy

ABSTRACT Introduction: surgical treatment of obesity causes important changes in respiratory mechanics. Aim: Comparatively analyze respiratory muscle strength in post bariatric patients underwent to gastric bypass by laparotomy and laparoscopy during hospital stay. Methods: observational study with a non-randomized longitudinal design, of a quantitative character. Data were collected from 60 patients with BMI 40Kg/m2, divided in laparotomy group (n=30) and laparoscopy group (n=30). Smokers, patients with previous lung diseases and those unable to perform the exam correctly were excluded. Both groups were evaluated at immediate postoperative, first and second postoperative days with manovacuometry for respiratory muscle strength and visual analogue pain scale. Results: the sample was homogeneous in age, sex and BMI. Reduction in maximal respiratory pressures was observed after surgery for those operated on by laparotomy, no return to baseline values on discharge day on the second postoperative day. This group had also more severe pain and longer operative time. There was no difference in respiratory pressure measurements after surgery in the laparoscopy group. Conclusion: conventional bariatric surgery reduces muscle strength in the postoperative period and leads to more intense pain during hospitalization when compared to the laparoscopy group.

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Main Authors: BARETTA,ARIELI LUZ RODRIGUES, FREITAS,ALEXANDRE COUTINHO TEIXEIRA DE, MOCELLIN,CAROLINA, CAMBI,MARIA PAULA CARLINI, RIBEIRO,ANDRÉ RICHTER, FERREIRA,CLÁUDIA GISSI DA ROCHA, BARETTA,GIORGIO ALFREDO PEDROSO
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912022000100221
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