Early Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Publically Funded Obesity Program

Table 2

Operative data for laparoscopic RYGB (𝑛=293).

OR time total	161.1 ± 45.6 min
OR time (1–100 cases)	158.8 ± 43.7 min
OR time (101–200 cases)	158.4 ± 41 min
OR time (201–293 cases)	166.5 ± 51.9 min
OR time (1–155 cases*)	161.2 ± 42.7 min
OR time (156–293 cases**)	161.1 ± 48.9 min
Converted to open RYGB	3 (1%)
Antecolic GJ anastomosis	117 (40%)
Retrocolic GJ anastomosis	172 (60%)
GJ sewn	161 (56%)
GJ stapler	128 (44%)
LOS (mean)	5.4 ± 10.9 days
LOS (median)	3 days

*Two surgeons and hand-sewn GJ.
**Three surgeons and change to OrVil stapler for GJ.