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ArticleBMC research notes2020

Is routine post-sleeve gastrografin needed? Profile of 98 cases.

Bandar Saad Assakran, Abdullah Homood Alromaih, Abdulrahman Haitham Alashkar, Fatimah Salem AlGhasham, Mansur Suliman Alqunai

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Article in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A systematic review of obesity burden in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and associated co-morbidities.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024
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  2. Post-POEM Contrast-Enhanced Swallow Study: Is It Always Necessary?Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2023
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Bandar Saad AssakranSurgical Department, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 2290, Alnaziyah, Buraidah, 52366, Saudi Arabia. dr.bandar.22@gmail.com.
Abdullah Homood AlromaihSurgical Department, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 2290, Alnaziyah, Buraidah, 52366, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Haitham AlashkarCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, P.O. Box 777, Al Bukayriyah, 51941, Saudi Arabia.
Fatimah Salem AlGhashamCollege of Medicine, Qassim University, P.O. Box 6655, Almalida, 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Mansur Suliman AlqunaiSurgical Department, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 2290, Alnaziyah, Buraidah, 52366, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most commonly performed bariatric procedures. Some surgeons still perform routine post-sleeve gastrografin (RSG) study believing that it would detect post-LSG complications, especially leak. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of RSG by considering the cost of the study, length of hospital stay and complications-related costs RSG could prevent.

resultsA total of 98 eligible patients were included. Of them, 54 patients underwent RSG and 44 did not. Excluding the cost of LSG procedure, the average cost for those who underwent RSG and those who did not in Saudi Riyal (£) was 5193.15 (1054.77) and 4222.27 (857.58), respectively. The average length of stay (ALOS) was practically the same regardless of whether or not the patient underwent RSG. 90.8% (n = 89) of all patients stayed for 3 days. None of the patients developed postoperative bleeding, stenosis or leak. The mean weight, body mass index (BMI) and percentage weight loss (PWL) 6 months postoperatively were found to be 87.71 kg (SD = 17.51), 33.89 kg/m

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Bariatric SurgeryContrast MediaCost-Benefit AnalysisDiatrizoate MeglumineGastrectomyLaparoscopyLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansContrast MediaDiatrizoate MeglumineBariatric surgeryCostGastrografinHospital stayLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

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PMCPMC7164338

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