Lap Band Statistic Website

[Teresa A 0]

I have been reading all the posts about problems with the lap band.

I ran across an interesting website. The stats are about 4 years old. Does anyone have any newer.

http://www.obesitylapbandsurgery.com/statsub.html

I found the following there:

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TH vAlign=top noWrap align=left>Number of patients

</TH><TD noWrap></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>1,500 (78% female)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>Age (yrs)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right><HR>

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>36 (18 - 65)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>Body weight (kg)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right><HR>

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>126 (80 - 278)

</TD></TR><TR><TH vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>% Above ideal body weight</TH><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right><HR>

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>204 (155 - 290)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right><HR></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>46 (35 - 65)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left colSpan=3><HR>and it has reasons for removal

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TH vAlign=top noWrap align=left rowSpan=2>Early

</TH><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR noShade>gastric perforation (removal of band)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR noShade>1 (0.12%)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>stomach slippage (repositioning)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>1 (0.12%)

</TD></TR><TR><TH vAlign=top noWrap align=left rowSpan=3><HR>Late

</TH><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>stomach slippage (5 repositioned, 3 removed)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>17 (2.0%)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>erosion of band (removal)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>4 (0.48%)

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>psychological intolerance (removal)

</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR>3 (0.36%)

</TD></TR><TR><TH vAlign=top noWrap align=left colSpan=2><HR noShade>Total

</TH><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left><HR noShade>33 (3.9%)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>