Outcomes of bariatric surgery in extreme obesity: results from the United Kingdom National Bariatric Surgery Registry for patients with a body mass index >70 kg/m2

BackgroundBariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) is an established safe, effective, and durable treatment for obesity and its complications. However, there is still a paucity of evidence on surgery outcomes in patients suffering from extreme obesity.ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate outcomes of BMS in weight loss and the resolution of co-morbidities in patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥70kg/m².SettingNational Health Service and private hospitals in the United Kingdom.MethodsThis cohort study analyzed prospectively collected records from the UK National Bariatric Surgery Registry of patients with a BMI ≥70 kg/m² undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG), or adjustable gastric band (AGB) between January 2009 and June 2014.ResultsThere were 230 patients (64% female) eligible for inclusion in the study: 22 underwent AGB; 102 underwent SG, and 106 underwent RYGB. Preoperative weight and BMI values were comparable (76 ± 7 kg/m² for AGB; 75 ± 5 kg/m² for SG; 74 ± 5 kg/m² for RYGB). The median postoperative follow-up was 13 months for AGB (10–22 mo), 18 for SG (6–28 mo), and 15 for RYGB (6–24 mo). Patients undergoing RYGB and SG exhibited the greatest postoperative total body weight loss (35 ± 13% and 31 ± 15%, respectively; P = .14), which led to postoperative BMIs of 48 ± 10 kg/m² and 51 ± 11 kg/m², respectively (P = .14). All procedures conferred a reduction in the incidence of co-morbidities, including type 2 diabetes, and led to improved functional statuses. The overall complication rate was 7%, with 3 deaths (1%) within 30 days of surgery.ConclusionThis study found that primary BMS in patients with a BMI >70kg/m² has an acceptable safety profile and is associated with good medium-term clinical outcomes. RYGB and SG are associated with better weight loss and great improvements in co-morbidities than AGB. Given the noninferiority of SG outcomes and SG’s potential for further conversion to other BMS procedures if required, SG may be the best choice for primary BMS in patients with extreme obesity.     

Sleeve gastrectomy prior to liver transplantation is superior to medical weight loss in reducing posttransplant metabolic complications

Strategies to optimize the management of obesity-related metabolic complications after liver transplantation (LT) are needed. We examined the effect of pre-LT sleeve gastrectomy (SG), as compared to medical weight loss (MWL), on post-LT outcomes. This is a cohort study of adults (≥18 years) with medically complicated obesity who were eligible for pre-LT SG and underwent LT from January 1, 2006 to June 1, 2016. Logistic regression models evaluated the association of SG on post-LT diabetes and hypertension, defined as new-onset or progressive disease post-LT. Cox regression models evaluated the association of SG on recurrent and de novo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Among 70 LT recipients who were eligible for pre-LT SG, 14 (20%) underwent SG and 56 (80%) underwent MWL only. Mean follow-up was 5.2 years post-LT. The SG cohort sustained higher % total body weight loss at 3 years post-LT (28.9% vs. 5.4%, p < .001). In multivariable analyses, SG was associated with significantly lower risk of post-LT diabetes (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.00–0.41, p = .01), hypertension (OR 0.15, 95% CI 0.04–0.67, p = .01), and recurrent and de novo NAFLD (HR 0.19, 95% CI 0.04–0.91, p = .04). When compared to MWL, SG resulted in sustained weight loss and significantly lower risk of diabetes, hypertension, and recurrent and de novo NAFLD post-LT.     

基于关联规则的脂肪肝与5种慢性代谢性疾病的关联性分析

目的 探讨体检人群中高血压、超重肥胖、血脂异常、高尿酸、糖尿病等5种慢性代谢性疾病与脂肪肝的关系,为脂肪肝和慢性代谢性共患病的防治提供依据。方法 采用二分类logistic回归分析脂肪肝患病的危险因素;运用Apriori算法进行年龄别和性别分组的5种慢性代谢性疾病与脂肪肝关联规则挖掘。结果 研究人群中,高血压、超重肥胖、血脂异常、高尿酸、糖尿病、脂肪肝的患病率分别为32.0%、52.0%、34.7%、31.8%、9.9% 和43.4% ;高血压、超重肥胖、血脂异常、高尿酸、糖尿病均是脂肪肝患病的危险因素 (P<0.001,OR值>1);5种慢性代谢性疾病单独患病对脂肪肝患病的提升度均大于1 (1.42~1.66);年龄、性别分组后按置信度排名第1的强关联规则均为{高血压,超重肥胖,血脂异常,高尿酸}→{脂肪肝};不同年龄组和不同性别组在强关联规则个数、关联强度等方面存在差异。结论 高血压、超重肥胖、血脂异常、高尿酸、糖尿病等5种慢性代谢性疾病均可单独对脂肪肝患病起到提升作用,多种疾病共患可增加脂肪肝患病的风险。     

Organ-preference of metastasis

Summary The initial, site-specific colonization of secondary organs by blood-borne cancer cells appears to be mediated by endothelial cell adhesion molecules. These molecules are part of the organ-specific microvascular phenotype and are regulated through complex interactions of the endothelium with the extracellular matrix (e.g., distinct matrix macromolecules and growth factors). They are inducedin vitro by growing unspecific (large vessel) endothelial cells on extracts of organ-specific biomatrices. In many respects, these molecules are similar to the various classes of chemically different adhesion molecules that regulate lymphocyte traffic, but are believed to be distinct from the inducible adhesion molecules that govern leukocyte adhesion during acute episodes of inflammation. Biochemical and biophysical data indicate that preference of tumor cell adhesion to organ-specific microvascular endothelium may not require qualitative differences of such homing receptors between endothelia, but may be explained on the basis of quantitative receptor differences as well as differences of receptor avidity. Following adhesion, the metastatic cascade proceeds by the establishment of metabolic conduits between the endothelium and adherent tumor cells. This heterotypic coupling represents an early step in the extravasation of cancer cells from the microvasculature, initiating endothelial cell retraction from its basement membrane and recanalization around the arrested tumor cell. These events, together with local growth promoting effects exerted by the metastasized organ, are believed to provide the basis for Paget's seed and soil hypothesis of metastasis.     

Clinical Study on Influence of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (补阳还五汤) on the Metabolic Imbalance of Endothelin and Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide in Patients with Early Cerebral Infarction

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Blood flow and metabolic microenvironment of brain tumors

Conclusions Summarizing thesein vivo data in the context of brain tumor therapy, the following aspects are of particular importance: Low and heterogeneous tumor blood flow may — in addition to the limiting effects of the blood-brain barrier — result in compromised delivery of drugs from blood to the tissue. Low tumor pO₂ reduces sensitivity to standard radiation and O₂-dependent anticancer drugs. Treatment efficacy may be further altered by changes of tumor pH. Particularly acidosis can decrease radiation sensitivity and modulate the cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs. In the following presentations, these aspects will be discussed regardingin vivo data obtained with positron emission tomography.     

Coronary microcirculation: autoregulation and metabolic control

The majority of studies axamining the regulation of coronary blood flow and vascular resistance have considered the coronary circulation as being composed of large conduit vessels and resistance vessels. Recently, it has become apparent that regulation of coronary microvascular resistance is not distributed uniformly, but varies across different segments or microdomains of the vasculature. Generally, small arterioles, those less than 100 m in diameter, respond differently than larger arterioles and small arteries. There are major differences in the level of autoregulatory control, myogenic control, endothelial modulation and control by metabolic factors across these various microvascular domains. There are also transmural variations which may account for some of the differences in coronary blood observed between epicardial and endocardial regions. In addition, interactions between these various regulatory mechanisms further complicate the understanding of coronary microvascular regulation. Importantly however, it may be these complex interactions and heterogeneous regulatory mechanisms which allow for adequate perfusion of the myocardium under an extreme range of metabolic conditions. This segmental distribution of regulation suggests an integrative hypothesis of regulation whereby a variety of mechanisms play a role in the overall response.Invited Contributions to the Symposium Regulation of coronary blood flow, held at the XV. World Congress of the International Society for Heart Research in Prague 1995     

Anaesthetic management of a child with Bartter’s syndrome

We report the anaesthetic management of an eight-year-old asthmatic boy with Bartter’s syndrome who had bilateral orchidopexy with caudal epidural analgesia. Bartter’s syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by hypokalaemic hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis, hyperaldosteronism, hyperreninaemia and hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidneys. Characteristically, although these patients are normotensive they may be hypovolaemic. They may have unstable baroreceptor responses and show marked resistance to vasopressors. Hence, fluid, acid-base and electrolyte imbalances along with haemodynamic instability pose particular problems in their anaesthetic management. Previous case reports have described the management of these patients with general anaesthesia, our patient had his orchidopexy with caudal epidural analgesia using plain bupivacaine 0.5%. The patient was haemodynamically stable throughout surgery and was comfortable with caudal analgesia as the sole anaesthetic. Hypovalaemia, acid-base status and electrolyte imbalance were treated before instituting caudal epidural analgesia. We present this case report which describes the anaesthetic considerations in the light of the pathophysiology of Bartter’s syndrome.     

Evaluation of myocardial energy status in vivo by NMR spectroscopy

Summary NMR spectroscopy is a powerful and non-invasive technique with which to study cardiac energy metabolism in vivo. This mcthod makes use of the "spin" properties of certain atomic nuclei. The naturally occurring phosphorus nucleus (P-31) is visible by NMR and phosphorus-31 NMR spectra contain signals from the major components of energy metabolism. In vivo, the phosphocreatine to ATP ratio (PCr/ATP) is used as an index of the energy status and viability of the myocardium. However, it is the response of this metabolic index to differing physiological and pharmacological stresses that has helped to elucidate the mechanisms that regulate cellular respiration and to highlight abnormalities in heart failure. As there are many technical difficulties involved with cardiac NMR, 31-phosphorus studies of skeletal muscle have provided an indirect way of studying abnormalities in myocardial metabolism in vivo.One of the unique features of NMR is that it permits in vivo measurements of fluxes through key enzymes in energy metabolism using magnetization transfer. Determination of the rates of energy transfer through the creatine kinase reaction and energy turnover in vivo will provide new insights into the control of energy metabolism in health and disease. Alternatively, carbon-13 NMR can be used to measure fluxes through the different metabolic pathways of synthesis and catabolism following administration of selectively labelled carbon-13 substrates. In conclusion, the non-invasive and versatile nature of NMR spectroscopy makes it an ideal method to assess and evaluate energy metabolism in vivo.