CALIDAD DE VIDA POSTERIOR A BYPASS GÁSTRICO Y MANGA GÁSTRICA EN PACIENTES DE LA CLÍNICA SANTAMARÍA DURANTE LOS MESES DE ABRIL 2014 A ABRIL 2016

Abstract

Background: Obesity is a serious public health problem and one of the major challenges today, is responsible for 5% of deaths in the world, a pain of the second preventable cause of death. negatively impact the quality of life of patients, which are related to the activities and responsibilities within the society in which it operates. Objective: To evaluate the effects on the quality of life of patients undergoing gastrojejunal shunt versus gastric sleeve by applying the Moorehead-Ardelt II Questionnaire. Methods: Eighty patients with bariatric surgery were studied at Clínica Santamaría in the city of Guayaquil during the period 2014-2016. Clinical record was obtained for demographic variables and the Moorehead-Ardelt II questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life before and after the surgical procedure. Statistical analysis is performed with SPSS Spoftware, applying measures of frequency and Chi square relation. Results: It is evident that the majority of the study participants corresponded to the female sex with 65.4%; with an average age of 38 years. And a preoperative BMI of 43 kg / m2. A decrease in BMI to 33 is reported on average after surgery, both bypass and gastric sleeve. Meanwhile, evaluation of quality of life in the questionnaire of information that patients reported positive responses for all categories of self-esteem and activity levels. Conclusion: we obtain a better impact on the quality of life of patients with obesity and some derivatives of the gastrointestinal in Y-Roux compared to gastric sleeve.