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ArticleJournal of obesity2026

Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Early Discharge Following Bariatric Surgery in an Underserved Urban Population.

Dimitri Chepkunov, Daye Chung, Oyinem Odumah, Leaque Ahmed, Paritosh Suman

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Article in Journal of obesity, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Dimitri ChepkunovSchool of Medicine, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada, sgu.edu.ORCID 0009-0001-1958-4953
Daye ChungSchool of Medicine, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada, sgu.edu.ORCID 0009-0009-3036-3180
Oyinem OdumahDepartment of General Surgery, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA, wyckoffhospital.org.ORCID 0000-0002-6359-7057
Leaque AhmedDepartment of General Surgery, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA, wyckoffhospital.org.ORCID 0000-0003-3204-1248
Paritosh SumanDepartment of General Surgery, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA, wyckoffhospital.org.ORCID 0000-0002-9923-6296

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the safety and economic impact of discharging bariatric surgery patients on Postoperative day (POD) 1 compared to the institutional POD 2 discharge protocol. A retrospective review of 115 patients who underwent laparoscopic or robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) revealed no significant differences in complications or readmissions between the groups. Discharge on POD 1 demonstrated a cost difference of approximately $1571. Our findings support the safety, feasibility, and financial benefits of implementing POD 1 discharge as standard practice for bariatric patients in underserved urban populations.

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Bariatric SurgeryObesity, MorbidPatient DischargeAdultCost-Benefit AnalysisCost-Effectiveness AnalysisFemaleGastrectomyGastric BypassHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMedically Underserved AreaMiddle AgedPatient Readmission

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PMID41659761
PMCPMC12880852

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