NIDDK Central Repository - Can technical factors explain the volume-outcome relationship in gastric bypass surgery?

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.soard.2012.09.013

PubMed ID

23274125

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2013

Affiliation

Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, Portland, Oregon. Electronic address: mdsmith2@me.com.

Authors

Belle SH, Courcoulas AP, Flum D, Khandelwal S, Mitchell JE, Patterson E, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Smith MD, Wahed AS, Wolfe B

Studies

LABS

Citation

Smith MD, Patterson E, Wahed AS, Belle SH, Courcoulas AP, Flum D, Khandelwal S, Mitchell JE, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Wolfe B. Can technical factors explain the volume-outcome relationship in gastric bypass surgery? Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013 Sep-Oct;9(5):623-9. Epub 2012 Oct 30.

Abstract

The existence of a relationship between surgeon volume and patient outcome has been reported for different complex surgical operations. This relationship has also been confirmed for patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) study. Despite multiple studies demonstrating volume-outcome relationships, fewer studies investigate the causes of this relationship.