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Mortality related to primary bariatric surgery in England.
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- Bariatric surgery for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus-current trends and challenges: a review article.American journal of translational research · 2022Review
- Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Regional Variation in Unmet Need for Metabolic Surgery in England: a Retrospective, Multicohort Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Obesity surgery makes patients healthier and more functional: real world results from the United Kingdom National Bariatric Surgery Registry.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBariatric surgery is an accepted treatment option for severe obesity. Previous analysis of the independently collected Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data for outcomes after bariatric surgery demonstrated a 30-day postoperative mortality rate of 0·3 per cent in the English National Health Service (NHS). However, there have been no published mortality data for bariatric procedures performed since 2008. This study aimed to assess mortality related to bariatric surgery in England from 2009.
methodsHES data were used to identify all patients who had primary bariatric surgery from 2009 to 2016. Clinical codes were used selectively to identify all primary bariatric procedures but exclude revision or conversion procedures and operations for malignant or other benign disease. The primary outcome measures were HES in-hospital and Office for National Statistics (ONS) 30-day mortality after discharge.
resultsA total of 41 241 primary bariatric procedures were carried out in the NHS between 2009 and 2016, with 29 in-hospital deaths (0·07 per cent). The 30-day mortality rate after discharge was 0·08 per cent (32 of 41 241). Both the in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates after discharge demonstrated a downward trend over the study period.
conclusionOverall in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates remain very low after primary bariatric surgery. An increased uptake of bariatric surgery within the English NHS has been safe.
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