ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2017
Bariatric surgery tourism hidden costs? How Canada is not doing its part in covering bariatric surgery under the
Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Missing something? A scoping review of venous thromboembolic events and their associations with bariatric surgery. Refining the evidence base.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Earlier Provision of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Canada Enhances Surgical Benefit and Leads to Cost and Comorbidity Reduction.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Long-Term Inpatient Hospital Utilisation and Costs (2007-2008 to 2015-2016) for Publicly Waitlisted Bariatric Surgery Patients in an Australian Public Hospital System Based on Australia's Activity-Based Funding Model.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2019Article
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Abstract
summaryMany Canadians seek medical treatment outside our borders. Waiting times, rather than lack of expertise, are the number one culprit, and with globalization of health care, the number of patients who travel to obtain medical care will continue to rise. Though the provinces have covered the costs of complications from surgeries performed abroad for many years, complications from bariatric surgery performed abroad have been receiving negative attention. This commentary discusses associated costs and questions how the
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