BACKGROUND: Postoperative pneumonia (PP) and respiratory failure (PRF) are known to
be the most common nonwound complications after bariatric surgery. Our objective was to
identify their current prevalence after bariatric surgery and to study the preoperative factors
associated with them using data from the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical
Quality Improvement Program. METHODS: Patients undergoing bariatric surgery were
identified from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2006–2008), a …