Meera Shah1, Anu Sharma2, Robert A Wermers2, Kurt A Kennel2, Todd A Kellogg3, Manpreet S Mundi2. 1. Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW Rochester, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. shah.meera@mayo.edu. 2. Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW Rochester, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. 3. Division of Breast, Metabolic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW Rochester, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The reported prevalence of hypocalcemia after bariatric surgery ranges from 1% after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to 25% after bilio-pancreatic diversion-duodenal switch (BPD-DS). OBJECTIVE: We aimed to define the prevalence of post-operative hypocalcemia and identify clinical predisposing factors. SETTING: The study was conducted in an Academic Medical Center, USA. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing bariatric surgery from May 2008 to December 2014 at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota was performed. Patients with revision surgeries were excluded. Hypocalcemia was defined as the lowest recorded serum calcium occurring at least 2 weeks post-operatively. RESULTS: Nine hundred ninety-nine patients fulfilled the criteria above. After correction for serum albumin concentration, 36 patients had serum calcium ≤8.9 mg/dl. Mean serum calcium was 8.1 ± 0.6 mg/dl. The prevalence was 1.9% in the RYGB group, 9.3% in the sleeve gastrectomy (SG) group, and 10% in the BPD-DS group. In all three surgical types, patients with hypocalcemia had significantly lower serum albumin and serum 25 (OH) vitamin D concentrations when compared to their normocalcemic counterparts (P < 0.01). The presence of renal insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency was associated with the highest risk of developing hypocalcemia after surgery [OR 16.8 (6.45-47.7) and 7.1(2.9-17.3), respectively]. Pre-operative renal insufficiency increased the odds of developing hypocalcemia by 20-fold. CONCLUSIONS: In our series, hypocalcemia was identified in 3.6% of patients undergoing all bariatric surgery. Patients who are predisposed to developing post-operative hypocalcemia, such as those with pre-operative renal impairment, or post-operative vitamin D deficiency and renal insufficiency, may benefit from increased surveillance and prevention strategies.
BACKGROUND: The reported prevalence of hypocalcemia after bariatric surgery ranges from 1% after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to 25% after bilio-pancreatic diversion-duodenal switch (BPD-DS). OBJECTIVE: We aimed to define the prevalence of post-operative hypocalcemia and identify clinical predisposing factors. SETTING: The study was conducted in an Academic Medical Center, USA. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing bariatric surgery from May 2008 to December 2014 at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota was performed. Patients with revision surgeries were excluded. Hypocalcemia was defined as the lowest recorded serum calcium occurring at least 2 weeks post-operatively. RESULTS: Nine hundred ninety-nine patients fulfilled the criteria above. After correction for serum albumin concentration, 36 patients had serum calcium ≤8.9 mg/dl. Mean serum calcium was 8.1 ± 0.6 mg/dl. The prevalence was 1.9% in the RYGB group, 9.3% in the sleeve gastrectomy (SG) group, and 10% in the BPD-DS group. In all three surgical types, patients with hypocalcemia had significantly lower serum albumin and serum 25 (OH) vitamin D concentrations when compared to their normocalcemic counterparts (P < 0.01). The presence of renal insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency was associated with the highest risk of developing hypocalcemia after surgery [OR 16.8 (6.45-47.7) and 7.1(2.9-17.3), respectively]. Pre-operative renal insufficiency increased the odds of developing hypocalcemia by 20-fold. CONCLUSIONS: In our series, hypocalcemia was identified in 3.6% of patients undergoing all bariatric surgery. Patients who are predisposed to developing post-operative hypocalcemia, such as those with pre-operative renal impairment, or post-operative vitamin Ddeficiency and renal insufficiency, may benefit from increased surveillance and prevention strategies.
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