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Early Post-operative Complications: Incidence, Management, and Impact on Length of Hospital Stay. A Retrospective Comparison Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Background

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are the most common obesity surgeries. Their early complications may prolong hospital stay (HS).

Methods

Data for patients who underwent LRYGB and LSG in our clinic from 2009 through August 2012 were collected. Early post-operative complications prolonging HS (>5 days) were retrospectively analyzed, highlighting their relative incidence, management, and impact on length of HS.

Results

Sixty-six patients (4.9 %) after 1,345 LRYGB operations vs. 49 patients (7.14 %) after 686 LSG operations developed early complications. This difference is statistically significant (p = 0.039). Male gender percentage was significantly higher in complicated LSG group vs. complicated LRYGB group [23 patients (46.9 %) vs. 16 patients (24.2 %)] (p = 0.042). Mean BMI was significantly higher in the complicated LSG group (54.2 ± 8.3) vs. complicated LRYGB group (46.8 ± 5.7; p = 0.004). Median length of HS was not longer after complicated LSG compared with complicated LRYGB (11 vs. 10 days; p = 0.287). Leakage and bleeding were the most common complications after either procedure. Leakage rate was not higher after LSG (12 patients, 1.7 %) compared with LRYGB (22 patients, 1.6 %; p = 0.304). Bleeding rate was significantly higher after LSG (19 patients, 2.7 %) than after LRYGB (10 patients, 0.7 %; p = 0.004). Prolonged elevation of inflammatory markers was the most common presentation for complications after LSG (18 patients, 36.7 %) and LRYGB (31 patients, 46.9 %).

Conclusions

LSG was associated with more early complications. This may be attributed to higher BMI and predominance of males in LSG group.

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    Rudolf A. Weiner, Islam A. El-Sayes, Sophia Theodoridou, Sylvia R. Weiner & Oliver Scheffel

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The results of this study have been submitted for IFSO 2013 Congress in Turkey as an oral presentation. However, the result of this submission (acceptance for presentation or rejection) is not yet announced.

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Weiner, R.A., El-Sayes, I.A., Theodoridou, S. et al. Early Post-operative Complications: Incidence, Management, and Impact on Length of Hospital Stay. A Retrospective Comparison Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy. OBES SURG 23, 2004–2012 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-013-1022-z

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