WLS by the numbers

[KCgirl061 1,533]

So this morning I was trying to find something I saw here a couple months ago, it was a graphic of WLS surgery statists from the last recent years: number of procedures done, how many RNY, how many VGS, how many revisions.... stuff like that. It had information current up to 2016. I've exhausted myself trying to find it so I'm giving up and asking for help. If anyone has it or knows where to find it I'd appreciate it!

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Or even download it again if you have it, I'd like to see it myself.[emoji3]

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[KCgirl061 1,533]

eghhhh so I solved my own problem by going to Google...

https://asmbs.org/resources/estimate-of-bariatric-surgery-numbers

I'm not sure why I thought it originated on bariatricpal but this is the one I was referring to

Edited April 8, 2018 by KCgirl061

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It's interesting when you account for the changes in the population size that the drop in the RNY and Band seem to be absorbed by folks opting for the sleeve. It's also interesting how low the numbers still are for the DS, which anecdotally I would have thought was increasing in popularity recently.

[frust8 963]

And Alex would be flattered to know you think all good things originate on Bariatric Pal, we were his brainchild until we grew into fruition. And still much of his lifework![emoji13]

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[KCgirl061 1,533]

It's interesting when you account for the changes in the population size that the drop in the RNY and Band seem to be absorbed by folks opting for the sleeve. It's also interesting how low the numbers still are for the DS, which anecdotally I would have thought was increasing in popularity recently.

My surgeon doesn’t offer DS so I didn’t do any research into it when making my decision. I wonder if many surgeons don’t do them, don’t push for them or what the lack in popularity stems from?

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

2 hours ago, KCgirl061 said:

eghhhh so I solved my own problem by going to Google...

https://asmbs.org/resources/estimate-of-bariatric-surgery-numbers

I'm not sure why I thought it originated on bariatricpal but this is the one I was referring to

Interesting, thanks for the link!