Postoperative Mortality After Bariatric Surgery: Do the Numbers Reflect the Reality?

Debs, Tarek; Petrucciani, Niccolò; Iannelli, Antonio; Kassir, Radwan; Sejor, Eric; Amor, Imed Ben; Gugenheim, Jean

doi:10.1007/s11695-016-2268-z

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“…Most studies examining the risk of mortality after bariatric surgery have been limited to either in-hospital or 30-day data, which may underrepresent the true risk of bariatric surgery. (11–14) In a study examining early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries who underwent open bariatric surgery between 1997–2002, Flum and colleagues (11) found that the 30-day and 1-year mortality were vastly different at 2.0% and 4.6%, respectively. In a study examining mortality after laparoscopic and open bariatric operations performed in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Arterburn and colleagues (12) similarly reported a high 30-day and 1-year mortality of 1.3% and 3.4%, respectively.…”

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