Trends in Bariatric Surgery Procedures among Patients with ESKD in the United States.

Kyle H SheetzKenneth J WoodsideVahakn B ShahinianJustin B DimickJohn R MontgomerySeth A Waits

Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2019)

This study suggests that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has replaced Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as the most common bariatric surgical procedure in patients with ESKD. The data also demonstrate a favorable complication profile in patients with sleeve gastrectomy.

Keyphrases

roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
bariatric surgery
obese patients
gastric bypass
electronic health record
big data