Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in the Elderly: An ACS NSQIP Study

Introduction Mortality and complications following bariatric surgery occur at acceptable rates, but its safety in the elderly population is unknown. We hypothesized that short-term operative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients ≥65 years would be comparable to younger persons. Methods Patients wit...

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Published in:	Journal of gastrointestinal surgery Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 35 - 44
Main Authors:	Dorman, Robert B., Abraham, Anasooya A., Al-Refaie, Waddah B., Parsons, Helen M., Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Habermann, Elizabeth B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer-Verlag 01.01.2012 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	2011 SSAT Plenary Presentation Adult Age Age Factors Aged Baby boomers Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects Bariatric Surgery - methods Bariatric Surgery - mortality Body mass index Female Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal surgery Hospitals Humans Laparoscopy Length of stay Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Mortality Multivariate Analysis Obesity Obesity - surgery Older people Population Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Quality improvement Risk factors Surgeons Surgery United States - epidemiology Weight control Young Adult United States Minneapolis Minnesota United States > US NSQIP Bariatric Complications Elderly Mortality
ISSN:	1091-255X, 1873-4626, 1873-4626
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