ArticleSurgical endoscopy2017
Is bariatric surgery safe in the elderly population?
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- Association of Older Age with Early Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery: The Role of Muscle Mass.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Primary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Persons Aged over 65 Years. GRADE-based International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Position Statement.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Predictors of complete remission of hypertension in patients over 65 years of age after bariatric surgery - a multicenter study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2024Article
- Early outcomes of one-anastomosis gastric bypass in the elderly population at high-volume bariatric centers.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Patients Older than 65 Years - a Multicenter Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
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- Bariatric Surgery: Targeting pancreatic β cells to treat type II diabetes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- Bariatric surgery in over 60 years old patients: is it worth it?Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Energy imbalance: obesity, associated comorbidities, prevention, management and public health implications.Advances in obesity, weight management & control · 2020Article
- The Edmonton Obesity Staging System Predicts Perioperative Complications and Procedure Choice in Obesity and Metabolic Surgery-a German Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study (StuDoQ|MBE).Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Impact of age on postoperative complications following bariatric surgery.Qatar medical journal · 2019Article
- Incidence, Indications, and Predictive Factors for ICU Admission in Elderly, High-Risk Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Older Age Confers a Higher Risk of 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: an Analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe in elderly patients: a propensity-score matched analysis.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2018Article
- Increased Metabolic Benefit for Obese, Elderly Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Shift Towards Older Bariatric Patients.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Implications for Public Health.Sleep medicine and disorders : international journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBariatric surgery has proven to be the most effective treatment for morbid obesity in all age groups and is considered superior to medical treatment. The aim of our study was to report the outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients over 65 years of age at our institution.
methodsA retrospective review of a prospectively collected database was conducted of all patients > 65 years who underwent a bariatric procedure between 2005 and 2015 at our institution. We compared this group to a control group of patients < 65 years of age who were operated on during the last 5 years, from 2011 to 2015. Data analyzed included age, preoperative BMI, postoperative complications, and comorbidities.
resultsOf 1613 patients studied, 1220 patients were under 65 years of age, and in Group B, 393 were >65 years of age at time of surgery. There was a significant difference in proportion of male patients among groups; 42 % in Group B were male compared to 30 % in Group A (p < 0.001). Caucasians represented the majority in both groups. Both groups had comparable preoperative BMI 42.27 kg/m
conclusionsElderly patients are usually sicker in terms of comorbidities than the younger population. However, age does not seem to represent a risk of surgical complications after bariatric surgery.
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