Outcomes the Ontario Bariatric Network: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery centres of excellence are relatively new in Canada and were first started in Ontario in 2009. This study presents short-term outcomes of Canada's largest bariatric collaborative, from Ontario, during its first 3 years.

Methods

We performed a population-based cohort study that included all patients (age ≥ 18) who received a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy for the purpose of weight loss from March 2009 to April 2012 within Ontario. Data were derived from the Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract and Hospital Morbidity Databases. Primary outcomes included short-term overall complication rate, reoperation rate, anastomotic leak rate and death. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for

SUBMITTER: Saleh F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047839 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature