Table 49: Perioperation End Points.
| Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (n = 237) |
Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch (n = 113) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Days in hospital, mean | 5.9 | 8.7* |
| Wound infection, n (%) | 47 (20) | 25 (22) |
| Postoperative anastomotic leak, n (%) | 8 (3) | 7 (6) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) |
*
P < .05
Reprinted from American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 187(5), Deveney CW, MacCabee D, Marlink K, Welker K, Davis J, McConnell DB. Roux-en-Y divided gastric bypass results in the same weight loss as duodenal switch for morbid obesity, 655-659. Copyright 2004 Exerpta Medica Inc.