Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Healthcare Resource Utilization and All-Cause Inpatient Mortality in Morbid Obesity: a Propensity-Matched Analysis.
Somashekar G KrishnaVarun RawalClaire DurkinRohan M ModiAlice HintonZobeida Cruz-MonserrateDarwin L ConwellHisham HussanPublished in: Obesity surgery (2019)
Hospitalized patients with a history of BRS have lower all-cause mortality and healthcare resource utilization compared to those who are morbidly obese. These observations support the continued application of BRS as an effective and resource-conscious treatment for morbid obesity.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- healthcare
- obese patients
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- minimally invasive
- weight gain
- glycemic control
- mental health
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery bypass
- cardiovascular events
- palliative care
- acute coronary syndrome
- body mass index
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- skeletal muscle