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Original Source: Economic Benefits of Bariatric Surgery.
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 postoperati...
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Women Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Should Not Get Pregnant For At Least One Year
Women who undergo bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) should wait at least one year before trying to get pregnant. The finding came from a review, published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TO...
Bariatric Surgery Benefits Diabetic Renal, Retinal Disease
Preliminary data suggest that microvascular complications of diabetes, such as renal disease and retinopathy, could be improved by bariatric surgery in the morbidly obese. Medscape Medical News
Possible alternative to bariatric weight loss surgery
An experimental procedure successfully tested in obese laboratory rats may provide a less-invasive alternative to bariatric weight-loss surgery. Scientists used a catheter to redirect the flow of bile...
ASMBS: bariatric surgery helps resolve diabetic nephropathy
(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetes who undergo bariatric surgery there is a significant long-term improvement in diabetic nephropathy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of th...
Bariatric surgery can remit or prevent diabetic nephropathy in obese patients
In many obese diabetic patients, one of the most dreaded complications of Type 2 diabetes can be put into remission or prevented entirely with bariatric surgery, according to a new study from the Clev...
Filter Risks Trump Benefits in Bariatric Surgery (CME/CE)
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Use of inferior vena cava filters during bariatric surgery significantly increased the risk of venous thromboembolism and showed a trend toward higher mortality compared w...
Weight-Loss Surgery Patients Should Wait 1 Year Before Getting Pregnant
Women who undergo bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) should wait at least one year before trying to get pregnant. The finding came from a review, published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TO...
Benefits of bariatric surgery for sleep apnoea negligible, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—Although bariatric surgery results in greater weight loss than conventional measures, new research shows this does not translate into significantly greater improvement in obstructiv...
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The medical costs for a type 2 diabetes patient are two to four times greater than the costs for a patient without diabetes. Bariatric surgery is the most effective weight-loss therapy and has marked...
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Bariatric Surgery on the South Plains Region of Texas.
The regional economic burdens of obesity have not been fully quantified. This study incorporated bariatric surgery demographics collected from a large university hospital with regional economic and em...
Economic Benefits of Bariatric Surgery.
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 bari...
Bariatric Surgery: Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact.
Bariatric surgery is to date the most effective treatment for morbid obesity and it has been proven to reduce obesity-related comorbidities and total mortality. As any medical treatment, bariatric sur...
Incidence rates for obesity co-morbidities are high for individuals with class III morbid obesity. Bariatric surgery resolves/improves these co-morbidities, along with reduction in healthcare costs. D...
