Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
This retrospective study will analyse the transition of an Australian hospital which significantly increased volume of bariatric operations after introduction of a clinical pathway, and to assess the outcomes. Barriers to introduction of the multidisciplinary pathway and the means to overcome these will also be analysed and discussed. The analysis will also determine if there are any other areas of bariatric surgery which can be further investigated to optimise current practice.
Interventions
PROCEDUREBariatric surgery- single surgeon service
PROCEDUREBariatric surgery- multiple surgeon + multidisciplinary team approach
PROCEDUREBariatric surgery: formalized streamlined multiple surgeon + multidisciplinary team approach
Sponsors
Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated
University of Adelaide
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must have had bariatric surgery at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital between 2008-2018
Exclusion criteria
* nil
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative length of stay (nights) | The number of nights the participant stay in hospital from the day of procedure to the day of hospital discharge. This time period occurs immediately after the procedure. This data will be retrospectively reviewed on an average of 5 years. | This will be measured in number of nights the participant stayed in hospital after the procedure. |
| End weight loss | Up to 12 months | Post-operative weight loss |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| End weight loss | Up to 24 months | Post-operative weight loss |
| Intraoperative time | The start time of the operation to the end time of the procedure. This data will be retrospectively reviewed on an average of 5 years. | Duration of operative time measured in minutes |
| Type of Operation Performed | Retrospectively reviewed, 1 yearly | The number of the different types of bariatric operations which occurred in each group |
| Number of operations performed in time period | Retrospectively reviewed, 1 yearly | The number of operations which occurred in each group |
| Number of patients on surgical waitlist | Retrospectively reviewed, 1 yearly | The number of patients on the surgical waitlist for each time period |
| Post-operative complications | Up to 36 months | Complications which occurred in the post operative period |
| Number of participants converted from Gastric Sleeve to Gastric Bypass | Retrospectively reviewed, 1 yearly | — |
Outcome results
None listed