title: Role of intragastric balloon in cardiac surgery: an adjunct to preoperative optimization for morbid obesity.
abstract: Obesity is associated with a high risk of developing intraoperative and postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Morbid obesity is a relatively common cause for delay in surgery, whereas the patients are optimized to a near normal body mass index. We evaluate the role of intragastric balloon in this group of patients. We present the case of a 68-year-old man who had successful treatment of his obesity prior to undergoing a successful triple bypass using an intragastric balloon. We draw the conclusion that intragastric balloon is a simple, safe procedure for preoperative optimization in patients with morbid obesity prior to cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK. mumbichrissie@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mumbi
authors.forename: Annabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ackroyd
authors.forename: Pradip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*