Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Health Care Expenditures Among Veterans With Severe Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bariatric surgery has been associated with improvements in health in patients with severe obesity; however, it is unclear whether these health benefits translate into lower health care expenditures.

Objective

To examine 10-year health care expenditures in a large, multisite retrospective cohort study of veterans with severe obesity who did and did not undergo bariatric surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

A total of 9954 veterans with severe obesity between January 1, 2000, and September 30, 2011, were identified from veterans affairs (VA) electronic health records. Of those, 2498 veterans who underwent bariatric surgery were allocated to the surgery cohort. Sequential stratification was used to match each patient in the surgery cohort with up to 3 pa

SUBMITTER: Smith VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822094 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature