Interventions and Operations 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery in a Cohort From the US National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network Bariatric Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Additional data comparing longer-term problems associated with various bariatric surgical procedures are needed for shared decision-making.

Objective

To compare the risks of intervention, operation, endoscopy, hospitalization, and mortality up to 5 years after 2 bariatric surgical procedures.

Design, setting, and participants

Adults who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) between January 1, 2005, and September 30, 2015, within the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network. Data from 33 560 adults at 10 centers within 4 clinical data research networks were included in this cohort study. Information was extracted from electronic health records using a common data model and linked to insurance claims and mortality ind

SUBMITTER: Courcoulas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990709 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature