Potential positive effects of bariatric surgery on healthcare resource utilisation.
Chiara ChadwickPaul R BurtonJulie PlayfairKalai ShawJohn WentworthDanny LiewDaniel FinebergAndrew WayWendy A BrownPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)
The evidence from this small pilot study suggests that Bariatric surgery has the potential to decrease resource use and inpatient hospital costs over a 1-year time frame for obese patients with high resource use. These data will be used to design a prospective randomised controlled trial to provide more definitive information on this important issue.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- obese patients
- healthcare
- weight loss
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- acute care
- study protocol
- electronic health record
- human health
- mental health
- palliative care
- health information
- randomized controlled trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- clinical trial
- radiation therapy
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- climate change
- big data
- drug induced