Thirty-day outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: first report based on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database

Mar 20, 2018Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Thirty-day results of sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery from a national bariatric surgery database

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Abstract

A total of 141,646 patients were analyzed, with 98,292 undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and 43,354 undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

  • The 30-day mortality rate was 0.1% for SG and 0.2% for RYGB, indicating a statistically significant difference.
  • Unplanned intensive care unit admissions were twice as common after RYGB compared to SG (1.3% versus 0.6%).
  • The rate of at least one intervention or reoperation was higher for RYGB (2.8%) compared to SG (1.2%).
  • The incidence of drain placement at 30 days postoperatively was slightly higher after RYGB (0.4%) than after SG (0.3%).
  • Readmission rates were also higher for RYGB at 2.8% compared to 1.2% for SG.
  • SG appears to have a better safety profile in the first 30 days postoperatively compared with RYGB.

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