Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Improves Significantly After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass—a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study Within a 2-Year Follow-up

• Published in: Obesity surgery 2017-05, Vol.27 (5), p.1292-1297
• Main Authors: Nickel, Felix, Schmidt, Lukas, Bruckner, Thomas, Billeter, Adrian T, Kenngott, Hannes G, Müller-Stich, Beat-Peter, Fischer, Lars
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Gastrectomy - adverse effects; Gastrectomy - methods; Gastrectomy - psychology; Gastrectomy - statistics & numerical data; Gastric Bypass - adverse effects; Gastric Bypass - methods; Gastric Bypass - psychology; Gastric Bypass - statistics & numerical data; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology; Obesity, Morbid - psychology; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Original Contributions; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Surgery; Surgical techniques; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0960-8923; 1708-0428
• DOI: 10.1007/s11695-016-2464-x

Introduction Morbidly obese patients have lower quality of life (QOL) when compared to the general population. So far, no studies have compared gender and procedural differences in gastrointestinal QOL after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Methods Patients before and after bariatric surgery completed the gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI), a 36-item questionnaire with five subscores. Differences between SG and RYGB were analyzed, as were gender differences. Results Some 186 patients completed the questionnaire, 75 before surgery, 56 within 6 months, and 55 within 24 months after surgery. Total GIQLI score and all subscores were significantly better within 24 months after surgery (80.9 ± 19.2 vs. 109.2 ± 17.7, p