Open AccessAdolescent Bariatric Surgery: Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Using the MBSAQIP from 2015 to 2018
Author(s) -
Allie E. Steinberger,
Linda M. Youngwirth,
Se Eun Kim,
Naomi N. Duke,
Asheley Cockrell Skinner,
Alexander Gordee,
Maragatha Kuchibhatla,
Sarah Armstrong,
Keri A. Seymour
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
obesity surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1708-0428
pISSN - 0960-8923
DOI - 10.1007/s11695-021-05500-z
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine
Racial disparities exist in obesity prevalence and obesity-related comorbid conditions among youth. We hypothesized that non-White adolescents would have poorer 30-day outcomes after adolescent bariatric surgery.