Table 1.
Descriptive summary of studies on alcohol use after bariatric surgery
| Author(s) | N | Surgery | F/U | % ETOH Misuse, Abuse, or Dependence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell et al. 2001 | 78 | RYGB | 13–15 Years | 7.8% |
| Buffington et al. 2007 | 318 | Variable | Variable | 28.4% |
| Ertelt et al. 2008 | 70 | RYGB | 6–10 Years | 10.0% |
| Welch et al. 2011 | 75 | RYGB | 2–3 Years | 1.3% |
| Suzuki et al. 2012 | 23/28 | RYGB/LAGB | 31–59 Month | 21.4%/0.0% |
| Svensson et al. 2013 | 164/135 | RYGB/Bands | 10/15 Years | % Not Indicated |
| Conason et al. 2013 | 100/55 | RYGB/Bands | 24 Months | % Not Indicated |
| Wee et al. 2014 | 328 | RYGB/LAGB/SG | 2 Years | 13% combined |
| Alfonsson et al. 2014 | 129 | RYGB | 1 Year | 2.3% |
| Ivezaj et al. 2014 | 143 | RYGB | Mean 2.7 Years | 19.6% |
| Burgos et al. 2015 | 277 | RYGB/LAGB | 2 Years | 9.4% combined |
| King et al. 2017 | 752/250 | RYGB/LAGB | 7 Years | 16.4%/---- |
| Spadola et al. 2017 | 69 | RYGB/LAGB/SG | 5–55 Months | 14.5% combined |
| Coluzzi et al. 2018 | 142 | LAGB | 1 Year | 2.1% |
| Ibrahim et al. 2019 | 5724 | RYGB/SG | 2 Year | 11.9%/14.4% |