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. 2005 Jan 1;5(1):1–148.

Adverse Effects: Data on Adolescents With Morbid Obesity. From ECRI. (19).

Study
(Year)
Perioperative, %
(n/N)
Early (< 30 days after surgery),
% (n/N)
Late (> 30 days after
surgery), % (n/N)
Reoperations
Abu-Abeid
(2003)
Any complications:
0% (0/11)
Perioperative
mortality: 0% (0/11)
Not reported Any complications: 0% (0/11)
Cholelithiasis: 0% (0/11)
Port complications: 0% (0/11)
Hospital admission due to poor
compliance with dietary
changes: 0% (0/11)
Not reported
Dolan
(2003)
Not reported Not reported Band slipped: 9% (1/11)
Port leak: 9% (1/11)
Not reported
Sugerman
(2003)
Perioperative
mortality: 0% (0/33)
Anastomotic leaks:
0% (0/33)
Pulmonary embolism: 3% (1/33)
Major wound infection: 3% (1/34)
Minor wound infections: 12% (4/33)
Stomal stenoses: 9% (3/33)
Marginal ulcer: 12% (4/33)
Small bowel obstruction: 3%
(1/33)
Incisional hernias: 18% (6/33)
Mortality: 6% (2/33)
6% (2/33)
Strauss
(2001)
Any complications:
0% (0/10)
Perioperative
mortality: 0% (0/10)
None Incisional hernia: 1% (1/10)
Cholecystectomy: 20% (2/10)
Small bowel obstruction: 10%
(1/10)
Protein calorie malnutrition:
10% (1/10)
Minor iron deficiency: 50%
(5/10)
Minor folic acid deficiency: 30%
(3/10)
Minor vit D deficiency: 20%
(2/10)
Vit B12 deficiency: 0% (0/10)
Not reported
Breaux
(1995)
Not reported Vitamins A and D deficiency: 5%
(1/22)
Folic acid deficiency: 5% (1/22)
Protein deficiency: 14% (3/22)
Gallstone development: 5%
(1/22)
Kidney stone: 5% (1/22)
Laryngeal edema: 5% (1/22)
Incisional hernia: 5% (1/22)
Mortality: 9% (2/22) 5% (1/22)

(Table reproduced with kind permission from ECRI. Bariatric Surgery for Obesity. 2004. Plymouth Meeting, PA, ECRI. Technology Assessment Report.)