Reduced Need for In-hospital Care After Sleeve Gastrectomy : a Single Center Observational Study

• SettingPrivate clinic, Stockholm, and nation-wide in-hospital care, Sweden.ObjectivesThe use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) for treatment of morbid obesity has increased worldwide, but information about long-term outcome is still limited. Our objective was to evaluate the need for additional in-hospital care after SG for obesity (body mass index [BMI] >30) in 862 patients, all operated at a single center.MethodsTwo national registries, the Inpatient Registry and the Death Registry, were used to collect long-term data on in-hospital care, grouped by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) and mortality, respectively.ResultsIn-hospital care for SG-operated females was decreased for four groups of obesity-related ICD-10 diagnoses: endocrine and metabolic diseases and circulatory, digestive, and genitourinary diseases, as well as injuries and poisoning (p<0.001 for all). However, female SG patients still required in-hospital care above the national level for women of corresponding ages.ConclusionsAlthough a significant reduction in in-hospital care was observed, SG patients did not reach national levels.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Sleeve gastrectomy

Class I obesity

Complications

Reoperations

Long-term

In-hospital care

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