Annals of surgery
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Meta Analysis
Frailty Factors and Outcomes in Vascular Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
To describe and critique tools used to assess frailty in vascular surgery patients, and investigate its associations with patient factors and outcomes. ⋯ Frailty, but not sarcopenia, is associated with worse outcomes in vascular surgery patients. Well-validated frailty assessment tools should be preferred clinically, and in future research.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy: Patient Selection and Short-term Outcome of 47,101 Primary Operations From the Swedish, Norwegian, and Dutch National Quality Registries.
The aim of this study was to compare the use and short-term outcome of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands. ⋯ This study reflects the pragmatic use and short-term outcome of RYGB and SG in 3 countries in North-Western Europe. Both procedures were safe, with RYGB having higher weight loss and follow-up rates at the cost of a slightly higher 30-day readmission rate.