title: Obesity Disease and Surgery.
abstract: Obesity is a medical disease that is increasing significantly nowadays. Worldwide obesity prevalence doubled since 1980. Obese patients are at great risk for complications with physical and psychological burdens, thus affecting their quality of life. Obesity is well known to have higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal diseases and shorter life expectancy. In addition, obesity has a great impact on surgical diseases, and elective surgeries in comparison to general population. There is higher risk for wound infection, longer operative time, poorer outcome, and others. The higher the BMI (body mass index), the higher the risk for these complications. This literature review illustrates the prevalence of obesity as a diseases and complications of obesity in general as well as, in a surgical point of view, general surgery perioperative risks and complications among obese patients. It will review the evidence-based updates in these headlines.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Surgery, Medical College, King Faisal University, Hofuf, P.O. Box 1164, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulrahman Saleh
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Mulhim
authors.affiliation: Medical College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hessah Abdulaziz
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Al-Hussaini
authors.affiliation: Medical College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bashaeer Abdullah
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Al-Jalal
authors.affiliation: Medical College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Rehab Omar
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Al-Moagal
authors.affiliation: Medical College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sara Abdullah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Najjar