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1 in 50 Gastric Bypass Patients Die Within 1 Month - True?
asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Lloyd Stegemann, MD
Question viewed 305 times
Tags: death, statistics
This statistic scares me. I have read this and want to know if it's true, and why. My surgeon says he has a 1 in 300 death rate, but that's during surgery. (Am I just as likely to die in recovery.)
3 answers to 1 in 50 Gastric Bypass Patients Die Within 1 Month - True?
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Death After Weight Loss Surgery is NOT The Norm
Weight loss surgery has come a long way since it's introduction in the 1960's. In fact according to a government report released in 2010, weight loss surgery has never been safer! This is impressive when you consider that weight loss surgery patients can be some of the unhealthiest patients prior to their surgery and is a testament to improvements in surgical technique, instrumentation, and patient care.
In general, the risk of dying within 30 days after a...
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Lloyd Stegemann, MD
Corpus Christi Bariatric Surgeon
Corpus Christi Bariatric Surgeon
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Death Rate from Gastric Bypass Surgery
The mortality rate from gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago was approximately 1 in 200. Currently the national mortality from bariatric surgery is approximately 1 in 1000. Our laparoscopic techniques have improved as well as the instruments that we use. There have been multiple studies which have shown that the risks of staying morbidly obese are much greater than the risks of surgery. I personally have never had anyone die from any bariatric procedure.
David Buchin, MD
Long Island Bariatric Surgeon
Long Island Bariatric Surgeon
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Death after Gastric Bypass
That is completely false. The national mortality rate for gastric bypass is 0.5%. The risks of staying morbidly obese and dying is much greater than the risk of dying from gastric bypass surgery.
