Weight loss surgery - other bypass procedures
The goal of weight loss surgery is to make patients feel full more quickly so they will eat less and lose weight. This measure includes all weight loss surgeries performed at the hospital other than Roux-en-Y and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgeries.
Patients may be interested in knowing which weight loss surgeries are performed the most frequently.
About this measure
This measure tracks the percent of other types of bypass procedures out of all types of weight loss surgeries the hospital performs.
| 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial | 6.3 |
| National Database Participant Comparison | 6.9 |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial | 0.79 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| National Database Participant Comparison | 7.44 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
Source:Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database(BOLD) Surgical Review Corporation
Other bypass procedures
Last UpdateJanuary 12, 2012