The Effect of Bariatric Surgery Volume on General Surgery Outcomes for Morbidly Obese Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bariatric surgery performed at high volume centers decreases length of stay, cost, and morbidity and mortality. The effect of a high volume of bariatric surgery procedures on outcomes may extend not just to bariatric surgery but to any general surgical procedure in morbidly obese patients. We hypothesized that patients with morbid obesity (body mass index >40 kg/m²) undergoing common, nonbariatric general surgery would have decreased morbidity and mortality at centers performing high volumes of bariatric surgery.

Methods

The 2016 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to identify the number of laparoscopic gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy performed at each hospital. Hospitals were classified as high volume bariatric hospitals (HVBH) ≥10 reporte

SUBMITTER: Wilkinson KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572633 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature