Since a few years the SAGB-VC is used in our clinic. This type of band has a number of advantages when compared to the earlier versions of the adjustable gastric band (AGB), reducing the chances on leakage, tube disconnection and port problems. In our clinic the follow up is strict. All patients are required to follow a special follow-up program in which the patient is seen 19 times during the first two years after SAGB-VC placement. This is the first retrospective clinical study of a large study population of \>800 patients in which a SAGB-VC was placed. This study was conducted to evaluate the results and the efficiency of the SAGB-VC in our clinic.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
840
Rijnstate Hospital
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Weight loss
The amount of weight loss over time is researched
Time frame: 2 months
Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) score
A specific score for quality of life (QOL) and outcome for bariatric surgery is inventorized
Time frame: 2 months
Operating time
Operating time is inventorized
Time frame: 2 months
Complications
Complications are inventorized
Time frame: 2 months
Co-morbidities
The reduction of co-morbidities is inventorized
Time frame: 2 months
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