Prevalence of adverse intraoperative events during obesity surgery and their sequelae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse intraoperative events (AIEs) during surgery are a well-known entity. A better understanding of the incidence of AIEs and their relationship with outcomes is helpful for surgeon preparation and preoperative patient counseling. The goals of this study are to describe the incidence of AIEs during bariatric surgery and examine their impact on major adverse complications.

Study design

The study included 5,882 subjects who had bariatric surgery in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study between March 2005 and April 2009. Prospectively collected AIEs included organ injuries, anesthesia-related events, anastomotic revisions, and equipment failure. The relationship between AIEs and a composite end point of 30-day major adverse complications (ie, deat

SUBMITTER: Greenstein AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3569521 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature