At EMMC in 2010 and 2011, operative mortality at 30 days after discharge for all procedures was 0%. The standard for safe bariatric programs is to have less than 0.5% 30-day operative mortality.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Disease (NIDDK), less than 1% of all cases of bariatric surgery result in death.
I thought this was an interesting quote from Al Roker
After gastric bypass surgery they make you go through therapy, but a realization that came to me after writing my book was that I should have gone to the support group they offered. As mentioned in my book, I knew I needed to make some very basic changes in my life ... for me.
I think the support groups will help me a lot. I know they have already helped me in my decisions about surgery.
Bariatric Surgery Dramatically Improves Health.National data compiled from 136 scientific reports totaling bariatric surgical results of 22,094 patients1showed that:
- 76.8% were cured of diabetes
- 86% improved diabetes
- 70% improved high cholesterol
- 61.7% were cured of high blood pressure
- 78.5% improved high blood pressure
- 85.7% were cured of sleep apnea
Better Survival Rate for Bariatric Surgery Patients. McGill University compared five-year survival of their 5,746 morbidly obese patients managed medically with 1,035 patients who underwent surgery, matched by sex, age, and duration of being obese.3The results:
- Five-year mortality of 6.17% in the no surgery group
- Five-year mortality of 0.68% in the surgical group
What is gastric bypass surgery, a lot of my friends have asked this question.
ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery uses a combination of restriction and malabsorptionto reduce calories. During the procedure, which takes an average of 75 minutes to perform, the surgeon creates a smaller, egg-sized stomach pouch, using about 5 percent of your stomach and separating off the rest. The surgeon then attaches a Y-shaped section of the small intestine directly to the pouch. This allows food to bypass a large portion of the small intestine, which absorbs calories and nutrients. Having the smaller stomach causes patients to feel fuller sooner and eat less food. At the same time, bypassing a portion of the small intestine means the patient’s body absorbs fewer calories. Gastric bypass procedures are potentially reversible, although this is not usually performed.
