Health Care Use and Adverse Events After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Among Adolescents With Severe Obesity Insured by Medicaid

JAMA. 2022 Nov 15;328(19):1972-1974. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.14843.
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Plain language summary

This study examines health care use and adverse events up to 5 years after bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity insured by Medicaid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bariatric Surgery*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Gastrectomy / adverse effects
  • Gastric Bypass* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Medicaid
  • Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome