Importance: Additional data comparing longer-term problems associated with various bariatric surgical procedures are needed for shared decision-making.
Objective: To compare the risks of intervention, operation, endoscopy, hospitalization, and mortality up to 5 years after 2 bariatric surgical procedures.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Adults who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) between January 1, 2005, and September 30, 2015, within the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.