Prevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Gao Linda Chen; Eric Kubat; Dan Eisenberg

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3158

Prevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Veterans Affairs Medical Center

JAMA Surg. 2018 Jan 1;153(1):86-87. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3158.

Authors

Gao Linda Chen¹, Eric Kubat^{1

2}, Dan Eisenberg^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Service, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, California.
² Surgical Service, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Abstract

This database review evaluates the prevalence of anemia 10 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and whether bariatric follow-up influences anemia rates in a population of veterans.

MeSH terms

Anemia / epidemiology*
California / epidemiology
Continuity of Patient Care
Female
Gastric Bypass / adverse effects*
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies