HealthGrades - Bariatric surgery patients had 64 percent fewer complications and a 26 percent shorter hospital stay if they went to a five-star rated hospital compared with a one-star rated hospital, according to a new study released today by HealthGrades, the healthcare ratings company. healthgrades -减肥手术患者有64 % ,并发症少和26 % ,缩短住院时间,如果他们前往一家五星级额定医院相比,一星评为医院,据一项新的研究今天发表healthgrades ,卫生保健公司评级的. The study of bariatric surgery outcomes at hospitals in 19 states over the years 2003 to 2005 also found that five-star rated hospitals – those with better-than-average patient outcomes - performed about twice the number of procedures compared with hospitals that rated poorly.学习减肥手术效果时,医院在19个国家超过2003年至2005年又发现五星级额定医院--那些优于平均住院成果--演出约两倍数量的程序相比,医院评为差.

A clear trend away from traditional, more invasive gastric bypass to a less invasive laparoscopic procedure was also found in the study.一个明显的趋势是远离传统,更侵入胃绕道了微创腹腔镜手术也发现,在研究中. Over 70 percent of the surgeries done in 2005 were laparoscopic, which are associated with fewer in-hospital complications than traditional gastric bypass.有超过百分之七十的手术在2005年所做的腹腔镜名,其中与少住院并发症比传统胃绕道.

“Bariatric surgery has been demonstrated to be highly effective for those with morbid obesity, but the relatively new procedures are not yet regulated or a credentialed surgical subspecialty,” said Samantha Collier, MD., HealthGrades’ chief medical officer. "减肥手术已被证明是非常有效,但对于病态肥胖,但相对的,新程序尚未规范或证章外科附属, "萨曼莎说,科利尔,海事. , healthgrades的首席医疗官. “So it is important that patients considering surgery know how hospitals rate.” "所以这是很重要的考虑病人手术懂得医院税率. "

The HealthGrades study analyzed 166,410 bariatric surgery procedures in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 in the 19 states that collect and release all-payer outcomes data.该healthgrades研究分析166410减肥手术程序,在2003年, 2004年和2005年这19个国家收集并释放所有被养老金成果数据. Those states are: Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.这些国家是:亚利桑那州,加州,佛罗里达州,爱阿华,缅因,马里兰,马萨诸塞州,内华达州,新泽西州,纽约州,北卡罗来纳州,俄勒冈州,宾夕法尼亚州,罗德岛州,得克萨斯州,犹他州,弗吉尼亚州,华盛顿和威斯康星州.

HealthGrades’ quality ratings for bariatric surgery at individual hospitals in these 19 states were posted today to HealthGrades.com as a free resource for consumers. healthgrades素质评级减肥手术,在个别医院,在这19个国家派驻了今天的healthgrades.com作为免费资源,为消费者. Each hospital receives a star rating based on their patient outcomes for bariatric surgery.各医院在接到星级基于他们对患者的治疗效果,减肥手术. Hospitals with above-average outcomes receive a five-star rating.医院高于平均水平的成果获得了五星评级. Hospitals with average outcomes receive a three-star rating, and hospitals with outcomes that are below average receive a one-star rating.医院平均结果获得三星级评价,并与医院,结果均低于平均获得一星级评价.

The second annual HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study found that:第二届年度healthgrades减肥手术的趋势,在美国医院的研究发现:

• Hospitals rated with five stars by HealthGrades performed, on average, almost twice the number of procedures during the three years studied compared with those rated with one star – 533 procedures compared with 293 for one-star hospitals.医院评为5星级healthgrades演出,平均几乎两倍数量的程序,历时3年的研究相比,被评为一星级533程序则为293一星级医院.
• Patients at one-star rated hospitals had, on average, a 16.07% chance of experiencing an in-hospital complication; patients at a five-star rated hospital had, on average, a 5.60% percent chance.病人一星评为医院了,平均一16.07 %的机会,经历了一个在医院并发症;病人在一家五星级额定医院了,平均一5.60厘%的机会.
• A typical patient at a five-star rated hospital had a 64 percent lower chance of developing one or more major in-hospital complications compare to a one-star hospital, and a 41 percent lower chance compared to all hospitals studied.典型的病人在一间五星级额定医院进行了64 % ,较低的机会,来发展一个或多个主要在院内并发症比较,一星级医院, 41 % ,较低的机会比较各医院的研究.
• The most common major complications include respiratory, bleeding, gastrointestinal and laceration complications.最常见的严重并发症,包括呼吸困难,出血,胃肠道裂伤及并发症.
• The average length of stay was 26 percent shorter in five-star hospitals as compared to one-star rated hospitals.平均逗留时间为26 % ,短五星级大医院相比,一星级评定医院.
• Among the 19 states studies, almost half of all the procedures were performed in just four states – New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida.其中有19个国家的研究中,将近一半的所有手续均演出,在短短4纽约州,宾夕法尼亚州,得克萨斯州和佛罗里达州.

Last year, a study published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that four of every ten patients undergoing bariatric surgery develop complications within six months.去年公布的一项研究由美国卫生与人力部的服务机构,医疗保健研究和质量发现有四种,每十个病人,减肥手术并发症的六个月内.

The full study and individual hospital ratings for bariatric surgery and other procedures can be found at http://www.healthgrades.com (Courtesy of EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS).全面学习和个人收视医院减肥手术和其他程序,可以发现在http://www.healthgrades.com (礼貌风行! ,服务促会) .