The impact of gender, race, and ethnicity on bariatric surgery outcomes

CONCLUSIONS: Non-Hispanic Black patients are at a higher rate of developing CD ≥ III complications compared to non-Hispanic Whites after bariatric surgery. The male gender was not a significant risk factor for serious postoperative complications. Among the different types of bariatric procedures, sleeve gastrectomy has the lowest rates of severe complications, followed by gastric bypass and duodenal switch. These results highlight the significance of considering gender, race, ethnicity, and procedure type during preoperative evaluation, surgical planning, and postoperative care.PMID:38326184 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2023.12.020
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research