BARIATRIC SURGERY IN BRAZILIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, OR A LONG WAY TO GO. YELLOW SIGN!
Antoninho José Tonatto-FilhoFelipe Melloto GallottiMarcio Fernandes ChedidTomaz de Jesus Maria Grezzana-FilhoAna Maria Stapasolla Vargas GarciaPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2019)
There was a considerable advance in the number of bariatric surgeries performed by the public health system between 2008 and 2018. However, there is a need to increase the offer of this service and alsospecialized training, as well as a correction in the distribution of these procedures in the national territory to achieve integrality among its users.