Table 3.
Postoperative complications categorised by Clavien-Dindo classification [25, 26] for the two-stage (intra-gastric balloon followed by laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) and single-stage (laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass only) procedure
| Clavien-Dindo (CD) classification, grade | Two-stage, n (%) | Single-stage, n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 3 (10.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| II | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (1.6%) | |
| IIIa | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (6.4%) | |
| IIIb | 2 (6.7%) | 3 (2.4%) | |
| IVa | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| IVb | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| V | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Complications CD ≥ 3 | 3 (10.0%) | 11 (8.8%) | 0.84 |