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Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2021

01-04-2021 | Obesity | Review

Is Bariatric Surgery Better than Nonsurgical Weight Loss for Improving Asthma Control? A Systematic Review

Authors: Naveed Hossain, Chanpreet Arhi, Cynthia-Michelle Borg

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2021

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Abstract

Obesity is associated with increased severity of asthma. Bariatric surgery can be effective in weight loss and improvement in asthma. Two reviewers conducted a systematic review using search terms: ‘weight loss’, ‘bariatric surgery’, and ‘asthma’. Adult studies including all bariatric procedures and nonsurgical weight loss regimes were included. Thirty-nine studies, including twenty-six bariatric studies and thirteen nonsurgical studies, were found. No study directly compared bariatric surgery to nonsurgical techniques. Bariatric surgery offered greater weight loss (22–36%) than nonsurgical programmes (4.1–14.2%) and more consistently improved medication use, airway hyperresponsiveness, hospitalisation rate or ED attendance and lung function, while change in inflammatory markers were variable. Bariatric surgery appears to be superior in treating asthma; however, further study on surgery for both mild and severe asthma is required.
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Metadata
Title
Is Bariatric Surgery Better than Nonsurgical Weight Loss for Improving Asthma Control? A Systematic Review
Authors
Naveed Hossain
Chanpreet Arhi
Cynthia-Michelle Borg
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05255-7

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