Purpose

This study will compare same day discharge and at least one night stay in the hospital after bariatric surgery. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be randomized (i.e. have an equal chance of either plan) to either group. The study's primary outcome is the frequency patients in the study require a visit to the emergency room within 7 days of their surgery.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 25 Years and 55 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • BMI ≤ 60 kg/m2 - Primary Sleeve gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass, - Undergoing bariatric surgery at sponsor site

Exclusion Criteria

  • Type 1 Diabetes - Myocardial Infarction - Unstable Angina or Heart Failure - Prior Stroke - Solid organ transplantation - Systemic glucocorticoid prior 28 days - Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Uncontrolled Hypertension (Systolic > 150, Diastolic > 90) - Untreated Hyperthyroidism - Chronic Kidney Disease (EGFR < 60) - Current anticoagulant use, - Poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c in last 3 months > 8.5%) - Chronic opioid use - Insulin dependence. - Need for extended venous thromboembolic event prophylaxis, - > 1 lifetime bariatric surgery (revisional or conversion bariatric surgery) - Patient lives > 130 miles from the hospital. - Tobacco use in last 12 months - Desire to become pregnant or active pregnancy - Prisoners - Unable or unwilling to follow-up - Unable to understand or provide consent

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Active Comparator
Same Day Discharge
Patients in the same day discharge will be discharged from the hospital following surgery without an overnight stay in the hospital.
  • Other: Same Day Discharge
    Patients in the same day discharge arm will be discharged from the hospital within 6 hours of arriving to the recovery unit and without an overnight stay in the hospital.
No Intervention
Standard of care - Hospital Admission
Patients in the standard of care arm will be admitted to the hospital for at least one overnight stay in the hospital.

Recruiting Locations

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
Contact:
Jason M Samuels, MD
615-322-4504
jason.m.samuels@vumc.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Contact

Jason Samuels
(615) 322 - 4504
jason.m.samuels@vumc.org

Detailed Description

This pragmatic, parallel, randomized, open-label trial aims to determine the safety and feasibility of same day discharge (SDD) for bariatric surgery including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass. Investigators will investigate the frequency of 7-day emergency department visits with SDD after bariatric surgery (Aim 1). In addition, the investigators will compare total 30-day charges between participants who undergo same day discharge versus those receive post-operative hospital admission (Aim 2).

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