Highlights
- ▪Adolescents with developmental delay have similar weight loss following SG
- ▪No increase in postoperative adverse events was found
Abstract
Background
Adolescent obesity is a significant factor in caring for patients with developmental
delay (DD). Sleeve gastrectomy provides durable weight loss for teens with obesity
but requires behavioral change that may not occur in patients with DD.
Objectives
To determine whether patients with DD had similar weight loss and adverse outcomes
to patients without a diagnosis of DD after sleeve gastrectomy.
Setting
Academic children's hospital, United States.
Methods
Patients with DD undergoing sleeve gastrectomy were matched to adolescents without
DD. Chart review was performed to determine etiology and severity of DD, weight, and
body mass index (BMI) change in each group at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postoperatively.
One-year emergency department visits, readmissions, and reoperations were reviewed.
Results
Ten patients with DD and 44 patients without DD underwent sleeve gastrectomy between
2008 and 2017. Six patients with DD (60%) had mild cognitive impairment, 3 patients
(30%) had moderate cognitive impairment, and 1 patient (10%) had severe cognitive
impairment. Patients were 81.5% female, had a mean age of 17.3 years, and had a preoperative
BMI of 48.6 kg/m2. Preoperative BMI was similar in the 2 groups, and percent BMI reduction at 1 year
was −29% (95% confidence interval: −35 to −23) and −26% (95% confidence interval:
−29 to −23) in groups with and without DD respectively (group by time interaction,
P = .27).
Conclusion
Adolescents with DD experience similar 1-year weight loss and adverse events following
sleeve gastrectomy to adolescents without DD. Understanding the long-term outcomes
for this population is crucial to ensure appropriate implementation of surgical weight
loss programs.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 12, 2019
Accepted:
July 26,
2019
Received:
February 8,
2019
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© 2019 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
