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 outcomesVenous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era
Chao G, Montgomery J, Abou Azar S, Telem D. Venous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2021, 17: 1905-1911. PMID: 34389247, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryGastrectomyHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsVenous ThromboembolismConceptsHistory of VTEPostoperative venous thromboembolismBody mass indexVenous thromboembolismRisk factorsBlack patientsPreoperative body mass indexHigh-risk patientsBariatric Surgery AccreditationMultivariable logistic regressionVenous stasis diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramProlonged prophylaxisBariatric surgeryMultivariable analysisOperative timeMass indexOperative lengthProcedure typeWhite racePrevious historyPatientsSurgery dataLogistic regressionHealth equity