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

Table 3

Hand-sewn versus stapled GJ anastomosis in laparoscopic RYGB.

Patient 𝑛=288	Hand-sewn GJ (𝑛=160)*	OrVil stapler GJ (𝑛=128)^†	𝑃 value (Fisher exact test)
Stricture	13	6	0.243
Leak	14	0	0.001
Abdomen bleed	4	5	0.496
Staple-line bleed	1	1	0.874
Upper GI obstruction	10	3	0.113

*One robotic sewn, 4 missing data.
^†Hand-sewn GJ anastomosis versus 21 mm and 25 mm OrVil stapled anastomosis.