使用「胃氣球」改善肥胖情形,全球至少五件案例病患死亡

連結:胃內放水球減重 通過美FDA核可(2015/07/30)

連結:ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System – P140012(FDA公告)

國食品暨藥物管理局(FDA)今天核可胃內水球減重手術。這種治療是透過內視鏡在胃內留置氣球,氣球膨脹後可使胃的容積減少、降低食慾,達到減重目的。

美聯社報導,FDA通過核可美國加州藥廠Reshape Medical生產的氣球,為數百萬名無法經由傳統方法減重的肥胖美國人士提供另項選項。

根據FDA新聞稿,這項術式是用內視鏡將氣球塞進胃裡面,再注入生理食鹽水使之膨脹。患者必須麻醉,手術時間不到30分鐘。

FDA先前通過另個廠牌水球,但基於水球可能在患者胃部破裂與阻塞動脈等安全考量,而於1992年撤銷許可。FDA發言人在電子郵件中表示:「核可新款胃部水球的目的是解決前款的瑕疵問題。」

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連結:使用「胃氣球減肥」!全球至少5病患死亡(2017/08/17)

FDA近期稱,至少有五人在吞下幫助減肥的氣球後不久死亡。 FDA表示,他們不知道是這些氣球還是植入它們的手術造成了這些死亡,但它向醫生發出警告,要求他們密切監控使用胃氣球患者的狀況。 FDA在一份聲明中說:「五起死亡事件均顯示患者的死亡發生在植入氣球一個月或更少的時間內。

在三起事件中,死亡在氣球放置後一到三天就發生了。目前,我們不知道患者死亡的根本原因或發生率,我們也無法肯定地將死亡歸因於這些氣球或植入氣球的手術。」 其中一款設備是一種可放在胃裡並充入鹽水的氣球,它是由Apollo Endo-Surgery製造的Orbera氣球。另一款設備是由ReShape製造的雙氣球系統。

連結:Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloon Systems: Letter to Healthcare Providers – Potential Risks(FDA公告)

FDA is issuing an update to alert health care providers of five reports of unanticipated deaths that occurred from 2016 to present in patients with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat obesity. Four reports involve the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System, manufactured by Apollo Endo Surgery, and one report involves the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System, manufactured by ReShape Medical Inc.

All five reports indicate that patient deaths occurred within a month or less of balloon placement. In three reports, death occurred as soon as one to three days after balloon placement. At this time, we do not know the root cause or incidence rate of patient death, nor have we been able to definitively attribute the deaths to the devices or the insertion procedures for these devices (e.g., gastric and esophageal perforation, or intestinal obstruction). The Agency has also received two additional reports of deaths in the same time period related to potential complications associated with balloon treatment (one gastric perforation with the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System and one esophageal perforation with the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System).

小編評:這個警示一點都不好玩啊…

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