One-year mortality after laparoscopic bariatric surgery
Editor’s Note One-year mortality after contemporary laparoscopic bariatric surgery is low at <0.25%, which is much lower than previously reported, this study finds. Of 158,606 bariatric procedures...
View ArticleEffects of quality improvement in bariatric surgery patients
Editor’s Note This retrospective study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery found that hospitals with the largest reductions in serious postoperative complications had the greatest decrease in...
View ArticleNew service lines can create opportunities for ORs
As hospital administrators face shrinking operating margins, OR leaders are being called upon to create innovative approaches for boosting revenue. Adding a new service line is one option, but it...
View ArticleAccredited bariatric surgery center reduces postop complications
Editor’s Note During a 5-year quality improvement project, an academic medical center’s bariatric surgery program lowered its rates of postoperative complications and readmissions, surgical site...
View ArticleIncidence of reoperations after bariatric surgery
Editor’s Note Reoperations after bariatric surgery occurred mainly within the first 10 years, and revisional surgeries (ie, conversions, corrections, and reversals) were more common after banding and...
View ArticleAre obese patients good candidates for the outpatient setting?
Obesity rates and, consequently, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are on the rise in the US, and an increasing number of obese patients are undergoing surgical procedures at ambulatory surgery centers...
View ArticleBariatric surgery improves the heart
Editor’s Note Bariatric surgery provides more benefits for obese patients than weight loss; it also reverses subclinical heart dysfunction, finds this study presented December 5 at EuroEcho 2019, a...
View ArticleChanges in use of bariatric surgery from 1993 to 2016
Editor’s Note The safety of bariatric surgery has improved since 1993, and there has been a growth in the number of bariatric procedures performed, this study finds. However, utilization has only...
View ArticleBundled payments with copay waivers reduce surgery costs for patients, payers
Editor’s Note A RAND Corporation study published in the March Health Affairs finds that health insurers and patients can achieve significant savings when they participate in a bundled payment program...
View ArticleUS News & World Report releases best hospital rankings
Editor’s Note US News & World Report on July 27 released its best hospital rankings for 2021-2022, with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, earning the top spot for the 6th year in a row....
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