Bariatric surgery can be performed safely and has good long-term outcomes. The Waitematā bariatric service is dedicated to providing excellent care within the resource constraints of a public healthcare system. The high number of procedures, low requirement for ICU/HDU and low mortality rate suggest that bariatric surgery could be safely performed within a public setting in secondary and regional hospitals across the country.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- healthcare
- roux en y gastric bypass
- obese patients
- mental health
- gastric bypass
- intensive care unit
- palliative care
- study protocol
- quality improvement
- clinical trial
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- mechanical ventilation
- chronic pain
- pain management
- adverse drug
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- drug induced