Open AccessImproving Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Cirrhosis in the United States: A Nationwide Assessment
Author(s) -
Vijay S. Are,
Shan M. Knapp,
Ambar Banerjee,
Hani Shamseddeen,
Marwan Ghabril,
Eric S. Orman,
Kavish R. Patidar,
Naga Chalasani,
Archita P. Desai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000911
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , odds ratio , confidence interval , surgery , context (archaeology) , population , environmental health , paleontology , biology
With increasing burden of obesity and liver disease in the United States, a better understanding of bariatric surgery in context of cirrhosis is needed. We described trends of hospital-based outcomes of bariatric surgery among cirrhotics and determined effect of volume status and type of surgery on these outcomes.