A National Multi-centre Prospective Audit of Unplanned Surgical and Endoscopic Interventions in Patients Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery in the UK or Abroad

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to investigate how often complications occur after bariatric surgery in patients across the United Kingdom and how these complications are managed. It seeks to understand the prevalence of unplanned interventions, current management practices, and their effects on patient outcomes. By examining these factors, the study hopes to identify the best ways to provide emergency bariatric care and understand influences such as patient demographics and previous engagement with NHS weight management services. Participants will be identified when they present at hospitals with complications following bariatric surgery. Data will be collected on their demographics, surgical history, the type and site of their bariatric surgery, complications, treatments, and outcomes. This observational study will gather information through electronic health records and manual extraction over a six-month period at each center, without assigning any treatments or interventions. During the study, researchers will analyze patient information to compare different treatment approaches and their impact on outcomes like 30-day mortality, length of hospital stay, and complication severity. They will also track secondary outcomes such as nutritional support use, surgeries or procedures performed, critical care admissions, and engagement with specialized weight management services. Data quality will be ensured through checks, and missing information will be requested from participating centers. Overall, the study will provide insights over about a year on these key outcomes following bariatric surgery complications.

National Emergency Bariatric Surgery Audit