Evaluation of Characteristics of Patients With Nonsurgical Complications After Bariatric Surgery and Quality of Life

Evaluation of Characteristics of Patients With Nonsurgical Complications After Bariatric Surgery and Quality of Life in Patients Hospitalised in UZ Leuven

Retrospective study: Analysis of characteristics of patients that were hospitalised with nonsurgical complications after bariatric surgery.

Cross-sectional study: To present and evaluate (clinical) parameters and quality of life measures of patients with nonsurgical complications after bariatric surgery compared to bariatric patients without hospitalisation for complications and obese patients.

Retrospective study: The general objective is to describe and evaluate the characteristics of patients with nonsurgical complications after bariatric surgery based on parameters registered in the medical record.

Cross-sectional study:

1. Primary objective: To evaluate how quality of life is perceived in patients hospitalised for nonsurgical complications after bariatric surgery compared to control groups through Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) questionnaires.
2. Secondary objectives: To evaluate and compare (clinical) parameters and scoring on questionnaires about impact of weight, physical activity, anxiety and depression, impulsivity, alcohol use and eating behaviour for different bariatric and obese populations.

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Patients hospitalised with non-surgical complications of bariatric surgery

• Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent
  • Patients underwent bariatric surgery
  • Patients are hospitalised for nonsurgical complications of bariatric surgery at the Endocrinology unit of UZ Leuven

• Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients are not able to complete the questionnaires themselves
  • Patients who do not understand Dutch

Patients with bariatric surgery who were never hospitalised with non-surgical complications

• Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent
  • Patients underwent bariatric surgery
  • Patients without history of hospitalisation for nonsurgical complications of bariatric surgery

• Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients are not able to complete the questionnaires themselves
  • Patients who do not understand Dutch

Patients with obesity

• Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent
  • Patients visit the Obesity Clinic of UZ Leuven

• Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients are not able to complete the questionnaires themselves
  • Patients who do not understand Dutch