Hospital Transfer Between Primary and Secondary Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in The Netherlands: A Cross-sectional Multi-party Computation Analysis of Frequency and Associated Factors
A minority of patients (1 in 9) transferred to a different hospital for secondary MBS. These patients were generally younger and had fewer obesity-related diseases. Although they presented with a lower BMI at the time of secondary surgery, they more frequently sought surgery for recurrent weight gain.
Authors
- Perla J. Marang‐van de Mheen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-0989)
- Ronald S. L. Liem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-5995)
- Simon Willem Nienhuijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-9477)
- Floris F. E. Bruinsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-3862)
- Steven van Schuppen
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Catharina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing (NL)
- Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (NL)
- Groene Hart Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Delft University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-025-08284-8
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00