Approximately one in 10 patients who has a primary bariatric operation makes a costly, unplanned emergency department visit within the first month after surgery, according to a new study in the Annals of Surgery.
Two-thirds of these trips to the emergency department do not result in a hospital admission, indicating many visits may be unnecessary and avoidable.
For example, one of the chief reasons for readmission was rehydration, an issue that ought to be preventable