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. 2020 Feb 29;6(2):e03496. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03496

Table 2.

The most common postoperative complications of SG.

Complication Frequency %
(Mean ± SD)		 Population
(Aggregate)		 Author, Year Ref.
Leakage 1.27% ± 0.99 6242 Sammour, 2017;
Hoogerboord, 2014;
Duran, 2019;
Alizadeh, 2019;
Sakran, 2016;		 [95]
[96]
[24]
[97]
[98]
Hemorrhage 1.77% ± 0.32 6994 Hoogerboord, 2014;
De Angelis, 2016;
Goitein, 2015;
Gagner, 2013;
Thereaux J, 2019;
Sammour, 2010;
Sakran, 2016;		 [99]
[100]
[96]
[101]
[102]
[95]
[98]
Kidney stones 1.45 ± 0.35 869 Peterli, 2017;
C.lienke, 2015;		 [103]
[104]
Choleystectomy
(For newly acquired gallstones)		 3 ± 0.7 868 Peterli, 2017;
Wood, 2019;		 [103]
[105]
Insufficient weight loss 2.35 ± 0.35 255 Dang, 2019;
Peterli, 2017;		 [10]
[103]
Splenic injury 0.30 ± 0.1 630 Gagner, 2013;
Gibson, 2015;		 [101]
[107]
Liver injury 3.60 ± 3.40 583 Gagner, 2013;
Sweeny, 2019;		 [101]
[108]
Portal vein thrombosis 0.852 ± 0.76 5238 Gagner, 2013;
Salinas, 2014;
Duran, 2019;
Moy, 2008;
Sakran, 2016;		 [101]
[109]
[24]
[110]
[98]
Venous thromboembolism 0.16 ± 0.12 975 Gagner, 2013;
Genco, 2017;
Magee, 2010;		 [101]
[111]
[112]
Respiratory failure 3.16 ± 1.29 239 Moy, 2008;
Duran, 2019;
Stroh, 2009;		 [110]
[24]
[113]
Abscess 0.36 ± 0.33 3167 Thereaux J, 2019;
Sakran, 2016;		 [102]
[98]
Sleeve stricture 0.40 ± 0.30 3167 Thereaux J, 2019;
Sakran, 2016;		 [102]
[98]
Choledocholithiasis 5.15 ± 4.45 1543 Thereaux J, 2019;
Mishra, 2016;		 [102]
[114]
Nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus 15.16 ± 2.04 254 Genco, 2017;
Soricelli, 2018;		 [115]
[116]
Pneumonia 3.65 ± 2.85 257 Duran, 2019;
Cuomo, 2019;		 [24]
[117]
Sepsis 0.80 ± 0.08 262 Duran, 2019;
Stroh, 2009;		 [24]
[113]
Infection 1.33 ± 0.61 379 Moy, 2008;
Duran, 2019;
Stroh, 2009;		 [110]
[24]
[113]
Minor complications 7% ± 3 196 Thereaux J, 2019;
Hoogerboord, 2014;		 [102]
[96]
Mortality
 0.33 ± 0.33
 865
 Gagner, 2013;
Magee, 2010;
 [101]
[112]
Nutritional Deficiency
Vitamin D 30.5 ± 0.50 1064 Peterli, 2017;
M. Koffman 2005;		 [103]
[118]
Vitamin B12 30.5 ± 5.50
Iron 17.85 ± 4.15 140 Peterli, 2017;
Sallé, 2010;		 [103]
[119]
Zink 7.40 ± 6.59 140 Peterli, 2017;
Sallé, 2010;		 [103]
[119]
Folate 13.65 ± 4.35 1064 Peterli, 2017;
M. Koffman 2005;		 [103]
[118]