5-year follow-up at an accredited community bariatric practice: what is an acceptable follow-up rate?

Background: Adequate long-term follow-up after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) remains a challenge.

Objectives: To evaluate if type of insurance correlated with differences in the 5-year follow-up and outcomes of a cohort of bariatric surgery patients in a community-based accredited center.

Setting: Accredited private practice bariatric center in the United States.

New Onset Cardiac Arrhythmias after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has been shown to improve medical problems; however, there are known arrhythmias that can occur after MBS (i.e., sick sinus syndrome [SSS] and sinus bradyarrhythmias).