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Higher surgical volume (>=15 procedures per 2 months) significantly increases the likelihood of success and reduces specific complications after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
If you are getting a gastric band, choose a high-volume center (>=15 procedures per 2 months). The study shows that patients at these centers have almost twice the chance of success and lower complication rates compared to those at low-volume centers.
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Patients operated by surgical teams having performed >=15 bariatric procedures between December 2002 and January 2003 have almost twice as much (>=1.9) chance that the operation will be a success... than those who have been operated by surgical teams having only performed 1 or 2 bariatric procedures.
Why this rating
Large nationwide observational study (n=1236) with prospective follow-up, though not a randomized controlled trial.
Source
Predictive Factors of Outcome After Gastric Banding
Jean‐Marc Chevallier et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2007
DOI 10.1097/sla.0b013e31813e8a56
cohort · n=1236Cited 189×
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