Open AccessCIHI 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.