Gastric banding is the most common procedure
for weight reduction surgery in the UK and has the
lowest hospital readmission rates at 28 days and
lower hospital stay of 1–3 days post-operatively
(Burns et al, 2010). Gastric banding procedure
also performs more favourably than other types
of weight reduction surgery in terms of mortality
at one-year post procedure (Nguyen et al, 2009).