Where are sleeves performed? An analysis of inpatient versus outpatient databases in a large state

Background: The sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric surgery in the United States today. There is a trend towards doing SG as an outpatient procedure. This can mean either in an ambulatory setting, or as an outpatient at a larger hospital. The designation "outpatient" is essentially any patient without an inpatient order. There remain safety concerns regarding this operation in an outpatient setting. Texas maintains the Texas Public Use Data File (PUDF) databases, both for inpatient and outpatient settings.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research