Table 3.
Specific causes of death following bariatric surgery
| Cause of death category | N | Specific cause of death | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicable, maternal, perinatal, nutritional | 3 | Sepsis, unspecified | 3 |
| Malignant and non-malignant neoplasms | 13 | Malignant neoplasm: Colon, unspecified | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction | 1 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm: Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma | 1 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm: Pancreas, unspecified | 2 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm: Bronchus or lung, unspecified | 1 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm: Breast, unspecified | 2 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm of prostate | 1 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis | 1 | ||
| Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 1 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus, endocrine, blood, immune, genitourinary | 12 | Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goiter | 1 |
| Unspecified diabetes mellitus: Without complications | 3 | ||
| Obesity | 6 | ||
| Chronic kidney disease, stage 5 | 1 | ||
| Urinary tract infection, site not specified | 1 | ||
| Mental and substance use disorders | 7 | Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances | 6 |
| Poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined intent | 1 | ||
| Cardiovascular | 18 | Mitral valve disease, unspecified | 1 |
| Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure | 1 | ||
| Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified | 3 | ||
| Chronic ischemic heart disease | 6 | ||
| Pulmonary embolism without mention of acute cor pulmonale | 1 | ||
| Endocarditis, valve unspecified | 2 | ||
| Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 1 | ||
| Cardiac arrest, unspecified | 1 | ||
| Cardiomegaly | 1 | ||
| Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other deep vessels of lower extremities | 1 | ||
| Cerebrovascular | 5 | Intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified | 1 |
| Intracranial hemorrhage (nontraumatic), unspecified | 1 | ||
| Cerebral infarction, unspecified | 1 | ||
| Stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction | 1 | ||
| Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified | 1 | ||
| Respiratory | 3 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection | 1 |
| Other specified pleural conditions | 1 | ||
| Other disorders of lung | 1 | ||
| Digestive | 7 | Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene | 1 |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 2 | ||
| Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified | 3 | ||
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified | 1 | ||
| Unintentional injuries | 3 | Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving other and unspecified motor vehicles | 1 |
| Other fall on same level | 2 | ||
| Intentional injuries | 2 | Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances | 1 |
| Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge | 1 | ||
| Other | 3 | Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified | 1 |
| Other and unspecified abdominal pain | 1 | ||
| Cardiogenic shock | 1 |