Hospital utilization 4 years after bariatric surgery: sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

While sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has lower perioperative risk compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), long-term data about their differential impact on overall health are unclear. Hospital use after bariatric surgery is an important parameter for improving peri- and postoperative care.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - June 26, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Konstantinos Spaniolas, Iliya Goldberg, Jie Yang, Chencan Zhu, Salvatore Docimo, Mark A. Talamini, Aurora D. Pryor Tags: Original article Source Type: research