Proxy measures of vitamin D status - season and latitude - correlate with adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001-2010: a retrospective cohort study.

Leigh A PetersonJ K CannerL J CheskinG P ProkopowiczM A SchweitzerT H MagnusonK E Steele

Published in: Obesity science & practice (2015)

We have demonstrated a graded relationship between seasonality and adverse outcomes following bariatric surgery. The association was strongest for dehiscence and prolonged LOS. These relationships held when using latitude. A prospective study measuring pre-operative 25(OH)D concentration would strengthen the case for causality in adverse surgical outcomes.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
adverse drug
weight loss
mental health
emergency department
acute care