Black Patients May Face Worse Outcomes Than White Patients After Bariatric Surgery,

reports that research suggests “after bariatric surgery, black patients may face worse outcomes than white patients.” In the “retrospective analysis of over 7,100 bariatric surgery patients from Michigan, black patients had a significantly higher chance of having complications compared with white patients.” But, “serious complications (2.5% for blacks vs 1.9% for whites) and rates of mortality (0.10% vs 0.10%) were similar among black and white patients.” The findings were published online in JAMA Surgery. https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/obesity/78438