Perioperative Outcomes of Primary Bariatric Surgery in North-Western Europe : a Pooled Multinational Registry Analysis

Introduction: The global prevalence of obesity has increased in recent decades, and bariatric surgery has become a part of the treatment algorithm of obesity. National high-quality registries enable large-scale evaluations of the use and outcome of bariatric surgery and may allow for improved knowledge. The main objective was to evaluate the rate and type of complications after primary bariatric surgery in three North-Western European countries using nationwide registries. Materials and Methods: Data from three registries for bariatric surgery were used (January 2015-December 2016). All regist... Mehr ...