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Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 6/2017

01-09-2017 | Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

Outcomes after bariatric surgery according to large databases: a systematic review

Authors: Andrea Balla, Gabriela Batista Rodríguez, Santiago Corradetti, Carmen Balagué, Sonia Fernández-Ananín, Eduard M. Targarona

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 6/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The rapid development of technological tools to record data allows storage of enormous datasets, often termed “big data”. In the USA, three large databases have been developed to store data regarding surgical outcomes: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP), the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). We aimed to evaluate the clinical impact of studies found in these databases concerning outcomes of bariatric surgery.

Methods

We performed a systematic review using the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. Research carried out using the PubMed database identified 362 papers. All outcomes related to bariatric surgery were analysed.

Results

Fifty-four studies, published between 2005 and February 2017, were included. These articles were divided into (1) outcomes related to surgical techniques (12 articles), (2) morbidity and mortality (12), (3) 30-day hospital readmission (10), (4) outcomes related to specific diseases (11), (5) training (2) and (6) socio-economic and ethnic observations in bariatric surgery (7). Forty-two papers were based on data from ACS-NSQIP, nine on data from NIS and three on data from MBSAQIP.

Conclusions

This review provides an overview of surgical management and outcomes of bariatric surgery in the USA. Large databases offer useful complementary information that could be considered external validation when strong evidence-based medicine data are lacking. They also allow us to evaluate infrequent situations for which randomized control trials are not feasible and add specific information that can complement the quality of surgical knowledge.
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Metadata
Title
Outcomes after bariatric surgery according to large databases: a systematic review
Authors
Andrea Balla
Gabriela Batista Rodríguez
Santiago Corradetti
Carmen Balagué
Sonia Fernández-Ananín
Eduard M. Targarona
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-017-1613-6

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