Table 4.
Post-LSG clinical follow-up and surgical procedures
| Post-primary LSG procedures | Total LSG population (n = 578) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Readmission rate | 52 (9.0) |
| Hospitalizations following LSG | 71 (12.3) |
| Additional non-bariatric surgery | 230 (39.8) |
| Upper endoscopy | 179 (31.0) |
| Plastic surgery | 56 (9.7) |
| Cholecystectomy | 54 (9.3) |
| Gynecologic surgery | 39 (6.7) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 36 (6.2) |
| Hiatal/umbilical/ventral hernia repair | 23 (4.0) |
| Dietitian follow-up | |
| • Not at all | 0 (0.0) |
| • Only in the 1–2 years after the LSG | 260 (45.0) |
| • Intermittently during the years | 84 (14.5) |
| • Routine follow-up | 40 (6.9) |
| Blood tests performed | |
| • Did not perform blood tests at all since LSG | 8 (1.4) |
| • Only in the first 1–2 years after the LSG | 37 (6.4) |
| • Intermittently over the years | 214 (37.0) |
| • Routine follow-up | 319 (55.2) |