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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2023

Recurrent abdominal laparotomy wound infection and dehiscence in a patient with zinc and selenium deficiency associated with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Case report and literature review.

Eugine Chizooma, Sarah Fabyan, Akhila Panda, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed, Maria Panourgia, Henry Owles, Jane Webber

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eugine ChizoomaMedical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Sarah FabyanMedical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Akhila PandaMedical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Mohamed Hassan AhmedDepartment of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Maria PanourgiaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Henry OwlesDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Jane WebberDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Milton Keynes Hospital · GBUniversity of Buckingham · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 72-year-old woman who developed recurrent abdominal laparotomy wound dehiscence and infection following a hepatico-jejunostomy. Her surgical history included a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) that was carried out 11 years ago. Upon further assessment in the current admission, she was found to be deficient in both selenium and zinc. Daily multivitamin and mineral tablets and a nutritional supplement drink were prescribed to address her deficiencies. After 2 months of supplementation, the laparotomy wound had made significant healing progress and no further surgical input was required. This case illustrates the importance of assessing micronutrient levels in patients with a history of bariatric surgery who present with poor wound healing and infection. Bariatric patients should also be educated about the risks of nutritional deficiencies and encouraged to adhere to prescribed dietary and lifestyle changes. Importantly, family medicine and primary care physicians need to consider an adequate level of supplementation of micronutrients in all patients with RYGB surgery.

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Bariatric surgeryseleniumzinc

Identifiers

PMID38186775
PMCPMC10771219
OpenAlexW4388828741

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