Association of Bariatric Surgical Procedures With Changes in Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among US Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bariatric surgical procedures have been associated with increased risk of unhealthy alcohol use, but no previous research has evaluated the long-term alcohol-related risks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), currently the most used bariatric procedure. No US-based study has compared long-term alcohol-related outcomes between patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and those who have not.

Objective

To evaluate the changes over time in alcohol use and unhealthy alcohol use from 2 years before to 8 years after a bariatric surgical procedure among individuals with or without preoperative unhealthy alcohol use.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study analyzed electronic health record (EHR) data on military v

SUBMITTER: Maciejewski ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753905 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature