Incidence of ocular pathology following bariatric surgery for with morbid obesity across a large United States National Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Bariatric surgery, as indicated for treatment of morbid obesity, has been studied in association with short term effects on ocular pathology. However, effects of surgery on postoperative disease incidence is largely unknown.

Subjects/methods

In this retrospective cohort study, the TriNetX United States Collaborative Network national database, was queried for patients with an ICD-10 code for morbid obesity and a procedural code for bariatric surgery. Patients were propensity score matched across baseline demographics at the time of surgery and compared to those presenting with an ICD10 code for morbid obesity with no records of a procedural code for bariatric surgery, identifying 42,408 patients per cohort. New diagnoses or procedural codes found after t

SUBMITTER: Russell MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11385951 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature