Are We Pricing Ourselves Out of the Market in Bariatric Surgery?

We are at a crossroads relative to the safety and effectiveness of the laparoscopic approach to our science. No doubt, the popularity of bariatric surgery has mushroomed because of this less invasive approach as myriads of studies have confirmed its safety and effectiveness relative to the open appr...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2011-07, Vol.21 (7), p.928-929, Article 928
Main Author: Jones, Kenneth B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bariatric Surgery - economics
Bariatric Surgery - methods
Commentary
Gastric Bypass - economics
Gastric Bypass - methods
Gastrointestinal surgery
Health care expenditures
Humans
Laparoscopy - economics
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity
Surgery
Surgical techniques
United States
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Summary:We are at a crossroads relative to the safety and effectiveness of the laparoscopic approach to our science. No doubt, the popularity of bariatric surgery has mushroomed because of this less invasive approach as myriads of studies have confirmed its safety and effectiveness relative to the open approach, always ignoring the gorilla in the room: COST.
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-011-0395-0