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
2020
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass
Chhabra K, Telem D, Chao G, Arterburn D, Yang J, Thumma J, Ryan A, Blumenthal B, Dimick J. Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 275: 539-545. PMID: 33201113, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBariatric surgeryIBM MarketScanLarge cohortCommon bariatric operationBariatric surgery patientsSelection biasSuperior safety profileLong-term safetyOverall healthcare spendingGastroesophageal refluxSurgery patientsBariatric operationsSafety profileComparative safetyGastrectomyBACKGROUND DATAHigh riskInternational ClassificationPatientsSurgeryPayer decisionsBypassProcedural Terminology
2019
Impact of Statewide Essential Health Benefits on Utilization of Bariatric Surgery
Chhabra KR, Fan Z, Chao GF, Dimick JB, Telem DA. Impact of Statewide Essential Health Benefits on Utilization of Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2019, 30: 374-377. PMID: 31338734, PMCID: PMC6954295, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04092-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery utilizationEssential health benefitsBariatric surgerySurgery utilizationHealth benefitsInadequate insurance coverageIBM MarketScanACA implementationHealth Benefits ProgramConclusionsOur findingsSurgeryBackgroundIn responseInsurance coverageInsurance plansPopulation levelBenefit programsMarketScan