title: [Fast track bariatric surgery].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Relatively little is known about the use of fast track protocols in bariatric surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We carried out an observational study of 422 consecutive patients who underwent bariatric surgery by a fast track protocol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean length of stay was 1.3 days, median 1 day. Of all patients, 83% were discharged on the first postoperative day. Three patients (0.7%) had life-threatening complications. The readmission rate was 4.7%, and 3.3% of the patients had to be reoperated. The body weight dropped 31% in a year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early discharge does not seem to increase postoperative morbidity or readmissions.
authors.forename: Tilda
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hahl
authors.forename: Pipsa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peromaa-Haavisto
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tarkiainen
authors.forename: Otto
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Knutar
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Victorzon
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome