Table 3.
Comparison between Restrictive and Malabsorptive Obesity Surgery
| Restrictive Obesity Surgery (n = 155) |
Malabsorptive Obesity Surgery (n = 16) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y (mean ± SD) | 36.6 ± 9.9 | 39.8 ± 8.6 | 0.22 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 41 (26.5%) | 4 (25.0%) | 0.90 |
| Female | 114 (73.5%) | 12 (75.0%) | |
| BMI before body contouring surgery (mean ± SD) | 30.2 ± 5.1 | 30.7 ± 4.9 | 0.71 |
| Smoking | 31 (21.2%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0.47 |
| Hypertension | 14 (9.0%) | 6 (37.5%) | 0.001 |
| Time b/w bariatric and plastic (mean ± SD) | 34.9 ± 20.3 | 44.6 ± 25.4 | 0.09 |
| Blood loss intraoperatively (mL) (mean ± SD) | 163.0 ± 83.7 | 154.7 ± 57.9 | 0.69 |
| Drain output first 24 h (mL) (median, range) | 155 (10–2250) | 200 (60–500) | 0.21 |
| Total drain output (mL) (median, range) | 300 (20–3700) | 600 (100–2300) | 0.09 |
| Days of bloody drain (median, range) | 1 (1–9) | 1 (1–2) | 0.81 |
| First day hemoglobin drop (mean ± SD) | 1.73 ± 1.41 | 2.29 ± 1.44 | 0.20 |
| Hemoglobin drop at discharge (mean ± SD) | 1.99 ± 1.47 | 2.05 ± 1.12 | 0.90 |
| Units of blood transfusion (mean ± SD) | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 0.17 |
| Fresh frozen plasma units (mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 0.62 |
| Length of stay (median, range) | 4 (1–17) | 5 (3–11) | 0.12 |
| Re-exploration surgery for hematoma | 8 (5.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.35 |