ArticleObesity surgery2020
Racial Disparity in 30-Day Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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- Black-vs-white racial disparities in 30-day outcomes following primary and revisional metabolic and bariatric surgery: a MBSAQIP database analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Observational
- Racial disparities in the utilization and outcomes of robotic bariatric surgery: an 8-year analysis of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program data.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2025Article
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- Six-year analysis of 30-day post-operative leaks for primary sleeve gastrectomy: a MBSAQIP database study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in African American Patients: a Single Institution Experience.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Sacred Sharing Circles: Urban Indigenous Experience with Bariatric Surgery in Manitoba.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Racial Disparities in 30-day Readmission After Orthopaedic Surgery: A 5-year National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: A Safe Bariatric Intervention for Class III Obesity (BMI > 40).Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Post-operative outcomes in Indigenous patients in North America and Oceania: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Impact of Proceduralist Specialty on Outcomes Following Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Persistent Racial Disparities in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease.Annals of neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is evidence of racial disparity in the long-term weight loss outcomes of bariatric surgery. However, there has been a more limited evaluation of the impact of race on immediate perioperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare 30-day postoperative outcomes among different races. STUDY
designThe 2016 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database was queried to identify patients aged ≥ 18 and body mass index ≥ 35 who underwent primary laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with known information on race. We then evaluated the effect of five different races on four different 30-day outcomes.
resultsOf the total 106,932 patients (79.5% White, 19.3% African American (AA), 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander), 30-day rates of postoperative complication, readmission, re-intervention, and reoperation were 6, 3.8, 1.3, and 1.2%, respectively. After controlling for other covariates in multivariate logistic regression and selecting White as reference, AA was the only race associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications (odds ratio [OR] 1.13; confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.2) and readmissions (OR 1.47; CI 1.3-1.6). AA and American Indian or Alaska Native were also associated with higher re-interventions (OR 1.31; CI 1.15-1.51 and OR 2.11; CI 1.03-4.34). Furthermore, AA was associated with lower 30-day reoperations (OR 0.83; CI 0.7-0.9).
conclusionThis study found significant racial differences in short-term outcomes following bariatric surgery. Factors underlying these disparities are unclear and warrant further investigation.
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