Early Hospital-at-Home Discharge After Weight-Loss Surgery for Severe Obesity
Compares costs and safety of going home early after bariatric surgery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Early Discharge With Hospital-at-Home After Bariatric Surgery and Economic Evaluation.
Key facts
- Where
- Sabadell, SpainSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07782281, who can take part
Where in Spain
- Hospital Universitari Parc TaulíSabadell, SpainTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
- Trial code
- NCT07782281
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026
- Original description
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its associated diseases. Advances in surgical techniques, enhanced recovery protocols, and multimodal perioperative care have made earlier hospital discharge possible while maintaining patient safety.Read full original descriptionShow less
Economic Evaluation of an Early Discharge Pathway With Hospital-at-Home After Bariatric Surgery in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Comparative Observational Cohort Study
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its associated diseases. Advances in surgical techniques, enhanced recovery protocols, and multimodal perioperative care have made earlier hospital discharge possible while maintaining patient safety.
This observational cohort study aims to evaluate the economic impact of an early discharge pathway consisting of 24 hours of hospital stay followed by Hospital-at-Home care, compared with the conventional 48-hour hospital stay after bariatric surgery.
The study will compare healthcare costs, resource utilization, clinical safety, organizational efficiency, applicability of the early discharge pathway, and patient satisfaction between both postoperative care models under routine clinical practice.
Inclusion: Age 18 years or older; Patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery; Bariatric surgery performed during the predefined study periods for either cohort; Availability of sufficient clinical and economic data for study analysis.
Exclusion: Emergency surgery; Intraoperative complications requiring postoperative management outside the standard care pathway; Unplanned admission to an intensive care unit; Incomplete clinical or economic data preventing study analysis.