ArticleObesity surgery2019
Surgical Morbidity in the Elderly Bariatric Patient: Does Age Matter?
Article in Obesity surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Demographic Factors Associated with Postoperative Complications in Primary Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Review.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Septuagenarians.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a global health problem that also affects older adults. In Chile, as in most of the developing countries, more than half of older adults are overweight or obese, and bariatric surgery may be riskier for this group. The aim of this study is to compare our experience in patients over 60 years of age with a control group to determine associated surgical morbidity and mortality.
methodsCase-control study of bariatric surgeries performed between 2006 and 2017 in our institution. Patients aged ≥ 60 years for the case group versus control group for patients ≤ 50 years selected randomly, matched by body mass index, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, surgical technique, and gender (ratio 1:2). Primary endpoint was surgical morbidity, 30-day readmission, and mortality.
resultsSeventy-two patients in case group were matched with 144 patients in control group. Surgical complications rate was the same for both groups. No differences were observed in the conversion to open surgery rate or 30-day readmission rate. There was no mortality in this series.
conclusionIn this case-control study, being elderly does not increase the risk of morbidity and mortality associated with bariatric surgery.
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