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01-04-2009 | Letter

Bands and bypasses: statistical limitations of regression analysis

Author: Edward Livingston

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2009

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Lancaster and Hutter assessed the ACS NSQIP database for bariatric surgical outcomes. They concluded that “Compared with LRYGB, ORYGB is associated with higher 30-day mortality, and a higher risk-adjusted major complication rate. Although ORYGB may sometimes be indicated, a laparoscopic approach may be safer for RYGB when feasible” [1]. These conclusions are misleading. …

Lancaster RT, Hutter MM (2008) Bands and bypasses: 30-day morbidity and mortality of bariatric surgical procedures as assessed by prospective, multi-center, risk-adjusted ACS-NSQIP data. Surg Endosc 22:2554–2563PubMedCrossRef

Title: Bands and bypasses: statistical limitations of regression analysis
Author: Edward Livingston
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-0306-1

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