Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe in elderly patients: a propensity-score matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have established the effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for weight loss and co-morbidity amelioration. However, its safety and efficacy in elderly patients remains controversial.

Objectives

To evaluate outcomes in patients aged ≥60 years who underwent RYGB compared with nonsurgical controls with the hypothesis that RYGB provides weight loss benefits without differences in survival.

Setting

University-affiliated tertiary center.

Methods

All patients who underwent RYGB from 1985 to 2015 were identified and divided into elderly (age ≥60) and nonelderly (age <60) groups. A nonsurgical elderly control population was identified using a clinical data repository of outpatient visits to propensity match elderly patients 4:1 on d

SUBMITTER: Hassinger TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153050 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature