Colorectal surgery obesity-related morbidity during COVID-19

Copyright © 2020 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Tocilizumab, a monoclonal antiinterluekin-6 receptor antibody, has been empirically used in the treatment of cytokine release syndrome associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 infections. The efficacy and safety of these medications for these patients is unknown. The purpose of this report was to present a case of acute large bowel perforation in a morbidly obese patient with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia who received empiric Tocilizumab. This case report analyzes the risks of acute large bowel perforation after using this medication empirically and discusses the appropriate management of this adverse event.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - 16(2020), 9 vom: 24. Sept., Seite 1372-1375

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Montorfano, Lisandro [VerfasserIn]
Miret, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Asad Ur [VerfasserIn]
Alonso, Mileydis [VerfasserIn]
Maron, David J [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Mayank [VerfasserIn]
Ferri, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Bejarano, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Wexner, Steven D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Bowel perforation
COVID-19
Case Reports
Colonic perforation
Corticosteroids
I031V2H011
IL-6
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Tocilizumab
Video-Audio Media

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.09.2020

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312993366