Caracterização clínica e nutricional de longo prazo de pacientes pós cirurgia by-pass gástrico de Roux

Abstract

Introduction: the bariatric surgery has been more considered for the treatment of obesity. As a result, there?s a decrese in the food ingestion and in the absortion of energy, macro and micronutrientes, increasing the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies. The objective of this study is to analise the nutritional deficiences and the evolution of weight loss in patients 1 year after bariatric surgery gastric by-pass Roux Y. Methodology: sample of 24 patients. The information was taken from the data base and medical records of the individuals, with data from before and 1 year after procedure. Results: Total cholesterol: 33,3% decreased to desirable numbers. HDL: levels from almost all of the patients were good and stayed. LDL: 37,5% of the ones that had high levels decreased after. Vitamin B12: 79,2% stayed with the good levels that they had before the surgery. Vitamin D: 79,2% already had deficiency before the procedure and stayed after. Iron and ferritine: didn't demostrate diferences after the surgery, the same happened with the associations between weight loss and the characterization of the sample. Conclusion: it was observed that all of the patients lost weight. Besides that, there was significant change in the lipidic profile of the patients. In relation to the micronutrients, vitamin D demostrated to need the most attention. The weight loss mean and the characterization of the sample didn't demostrate statistic significance. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]