2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00887-2
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Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data

Abstract: Objectives: To estimate the hospital costs among persons with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery compared to those without bariatric surgery. Methods:We analysed the UK Biobank Cohort study linked to Hospital Episode Statistics, for all adults with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery at National Health Service hospitals in England, Scotland, or Wales from 2006 to 2017. Surgery patients were matched with controls who did not have bariatric surgery using propensity scores approach with a ratio of up to 1-to-5… Show more

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“…One would assume that a more or less significant part of this waste may be compensated to a large extent by weight loss, notably achieved by bariatric procedures. While there is no substantial evidence for this, a large body of arguments point to reduced medical costs after surgical weight loss, with therefore a favorable impact on the environment 14 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One would assume that a more or less significant part of this waste may be compensated to a large extent by weight loss, notably achieved by bariatric procedures. While there is no substantial evidence for this, a large body of arguments point to reduced medical costs after surgical weight loss, with therefore a favorable impact on the environment 14 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%