ArticleObesity surgery2012
Economic benefits of bariatric surgery.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Association of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass With Postoperative Health Care Use and Expenditures in Canada.JAMA surgery · 2020Article
- The Socio-economic Impact of Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Estimated Costs of Clinical and Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity in the Brazilian Public Health System.Obesity surgery · 2017Observational
- Spending on Bariatric Surgery in the Unified Health System from 2010 to 2014: a Study Based on the Specialist Hospitals Authorized by the Ministry of Health.Obesity surgery · 2017Article
- Fast-Track in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Feasibility and Cost Analysis Through a Matched-Cohort Study in a Single Centre.Obesity surgery · 2016Article
- Predictors of Excess Weight Loss in Obese Patients After Gastric Bypass: a 60-Month Follow-up.Obesity surgery · 2016Article
- Impact of bariatric surgery on the medical management and costs of obese patients in France: an analysis of a national representative claims database.Obesity surgery · 2015Article
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- Fast-track bariatric surgery improves perioperative care and logistics compared to conventional care.Obesity surgery · 2015Article
- Cost-utility analysis of gastric bypass for severely obese patients in Spain.Obesity surgery · 2014Article
- Early and long-term clinical outcomes of bilio-intestinal diversion in morbidly obese patients.Surgery today · 2014Article
- Perceptions of weight loss experience between African-Americans and Caucasians: a pilot study.Obesity surgery · 2014Article
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- Utilization of hospital services by obese patients before and after bariatric surgery.Surgery today · 2013Article
- The economic impact of weight regain.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2013Review
- Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Patients from Goiás, Brazil, Using the BAROS Method - A Preliminary Study.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterologyArticle
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Abstract
With the high prevalence of obesity and associated comorbidities, the costs of health services produce a great economic impact. The objective of this work was to evaluate the economic benefits of bariatric surgery and to relate the costs to the impact on the health of the individual. A historic cohort study was conducted, with review of medical charts of 194 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the study. The costs for medications, professional care, and examinations in the pre- and postoperative periods were analyzed, taking into consideration the comorbidities DM2, SAH, and dyslipidemia. The study demonstrated a reduction in the medical costs in the course of the postoperative period, in relation to expenses for medications, professional care, and examinations in the preoperative period. Comparing the preoperative expenses with different times in the postoperative period, a statistically significant difference was seen at all time evaluated (p < 0.001). The resolution of comorbidities was higher than 95% at 36 months after surgery. No statistically significant difference was seen with respect to the prevalence of comorbidities between the sexes in the pre- and postoperative periods (p > 0.05). With regard to age, younger patients showed lower rates of comorbidities in the pre- and postoperative periods (p < 0.001). The costs of the surgery are high, but the expenditures for medications, professional care, and examinations decrease progressively after the operation, where this is more evident in patients with more associated comorbidities.
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