Toivanen V, Vartiainen P, Sammalkorpi H, Saarinen T, Roine R, Leivonen M, Juuti A

University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland

OBJECTIVES: Bariatric surgery has a positive effect on obesity-related comorbidities and prolongs life expectancy. The effect of bariatric surgery, or its complications, on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been as extensively reported. This study assessed patients’ HRQoL after bariatric surgery, as well as the association between surgical complications and HRQoL. METHODS: