2022
Comparative effectiveness of sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients giving birth after bariatric surgery: reinterventions and obstetric outcomes
Chao G, Yang J, Peahl A, Thumma J, Dimick J, Arterburn D, Telem D. Comparative effectiveness of sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients giving birth after bariatric surgery: reinterventions and obstetric outcomes. Surgical Endoscopy 2022, 36: 6954-6968. PMID: 35099628, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09063-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse obstetric outcomesGastric bypassObstetric outcomesBariatric surgerySleeve gastrectomyComparative effectivenessRisk of reinterventionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant differencesCommon procedure todayResultsFrom 2011Reintervention rateBariatric proceduresCohort studyIBM MarketScanNational cohortInverse probability weightingGastrectomyReinterventionRouxSurgeryPatientsBypass
2021
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity
Howard R, Chao G, Yang J, Thumma J, Chhabra K, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Telem D, Dimick J. Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity. JAMA Surgery 2021, 156: 1160-1169. PMID: 34613354, PMCID: PMC8495604, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.4981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassRisk of mortalityCumulative incidenceLong-term riskBariatric surgerySurgical revisionComparative safetyMAIN OUTCOMEUnknown raceLower long-term riskHigher long-term riskUnderwent sleeve gastrectomyRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department useHealth care useLong-term safetyMedicare claims databaseTotal health care spendingCause hospitalizationLaparoscopic RouxCohort studyHazard ratioSecondary outcomes