Life Expectancy after Bariatric Surgery — the Swedish Obese Subjects Study

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 384; no. 1; pp. 88 - 89
• Main Authors: Tagliabue, Elena, Ceriani, Valerio, Pontiroli, Antonio E, Gillion, Valentine, Demoulin, Nathalie, Devresse, Arnaud, Carlsson, Lena M.S, Jacobson, Peter, Peltonen, Markku
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 07.01.2021
• Subjects: Age; Bariatric Surgery; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Life Expectancy; Life span; Obesity; Surgery; Sweden - epidemiology; Systematic review; Sweden

To the Editor: Carlsson et al. (Oct. 15 issue) 1 provide an update on outcomes from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, 2 along with a calculation of life expectancy after bariatric surgery. They report that the effect of bariatric surgery was similar among patients in various age groups. Howeve...