OBES SURG (2015) 25:1078–1085 DOI 10.1007/s11695-015-1651-5
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Bariatric Surgery Operating Room Time—Size Matters Joseph A. Sanford 1 & Bassam Kadry 1 & Jay B. Brodsky 1 & Alex Macario 1
Published online: 24 March 2015 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Abstract Background The goal of this study was to document the relationship between BMI and the components of bariatric surgical operating room (OR) time. Methods The Stanford Translational Research Integrated Database Environment identified all patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures at Stanford University Medical Center between May 2008 and November 2013. The 434 patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (n=213) BMI ≥35 to