Perioperative outcomes of bariatric surgery in adolescents compared with adults at academic medical centers
JE Varela, MW Hinojosa, NT Nguyen - Surgery for Obesity and Related …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To compare the perioperative outcomes of bariatric surgery between
adolescent (12–18 years) and adult (> 18 years) patients for the treatment of morbid obesity
using an administrative database. METHODS: Using the International Classification of
Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis and procedural codes, we obtained
data from the University HealthSystem Consortium for 55,501 morbidly obese patients (309
adolescents and 55,192 adults) who had undergone laparoscopic or open gastric bypass …
adolescent (12–18 years) and adult (> 18 years) patients for the treatment of morbid obesity
using an administrative database. METHODS: Using the International Classification of
Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis and procedural codes, we obtained
data from the University HealthSystem Consortium for 55,501 morbidly obese patients (309
adolescents and 55,192 adults) who had undergone laparoscopic or open gastric bypass …