Mortality after bariatric surgery: findings from a 7-year multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients having bariatric surgery have lower mortality compared with those with similar body mass index who do not undergo surgery. It is unclear whether mortality post-bariatric surgery is similar to the general population. The benefit of bariatric surgery would be highlighted should people previously at high risk for premature death have comparable, or better, mortality as the general population.

Objective

To compare mortality after bariatric surgery to the general U.S. population of the same age, sex, and race.

Setting

The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) prospective cohort of 2458 adults who underwent bariatric surgery at 10 U.S. hospitals between 2006 and 2009.

Methods

Deaths were identified via LABS-2 follow-up and the Na

SUBMITTER: White GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834906 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature