1 in 50

[firecat]

A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington found that 1 in 50 people die within one month of having gastric bypass surgery, and that figure jumps nearly fivefold if the surgeon is inexperienced.

From "Gastric Bypass Surgery Gone Bad" on http://www.cbsnews.com/

Comments

[keryx.livejournal.com]

There is one small positive - that this number is coming from a mainstream news source for a change. Usually only advocacy groups advertise this number, with the "bariatric docs" countering that it's only a tiny tiny fraction, or their "what's a 2% risk of death compared to the 100% risk of dying from being fat" argument.

[firecat]

Yes, you're right. May there be more such numbers in the mainstream news (until such time as a lot fewer people are deciding to get WLS).