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CIHI Survey: Bariatric Surgery in Canada

Author(s) -

Janine Arkinson,

Hong Ji,

Shafagh Fallah,

José Antonio Casimiro Pérez,

Heather Dawson

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

healthcare quarterly

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1929-6347

DOI - 10.12927/hcq.2013.21682

Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , surgery , weight loss surgery , pharmacotherapy , obesity , general surgery , diabetes mellitus , obesity surgery , gastric bypass , nursing , endocrinology

Bariatric surgery is a treatment option for obese patients when weight-reduction strategies such as lifestyle modifications and pharmacotherapy fail. To date, bariatric surgery has resulted in sustained weight loss; the resolution of diabetes for some patients has also been observed. The objective of this study was to explore changes in-patient bariatric surgery delivery in Canada between 2004-2005 and 2008-2009.

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