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