Comment on: Emergency Department Encounters, Hospital Admissions, Course of Treatment, and Follow-Up Care for Behavioral Health Concerns in Patients after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 study revealed that the incidence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery increased from 7.6% preoperatively to 9.6% at two years postoperatively.(1) Based on the predicted 2019 bariatric surgery numbers, this is equivalent to approximately 3,463 patients preoperatively and 4,374 patients at two years postoperatively.(2) Further, the incidence of AUD at any given time period for bariatric surgery patients is higher than the incidence of AUD among the general U.S.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research