Resource utilization and disaggregated cost analysis of bariatric surgery in the Australian public healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To present a comprehensive real-world micro-costing analysis of bariatric surgery.

Methods

Patients were included if they underwent primary bariatric surgery (gastric banding [GB], gastric bypass [GBP] and sleeve gastrectomy [SG]) between 2013 and 2019. Costs were disaggregated into cost items and average-per-patient costs from the Australian healthcare systems perspective were expressed in constant 2019 Australian dollars for the entire cohort and subgroup analysis. Annual population-based costs were calculated to capture longitudinal trends. A generalized linear model (GLM) predicted the overall bariatric-related costs.

Results

N = 240 publicly funded patients were included, with the waitlist times of ≤ 10.7 years. The mean direct costs were $11,269. The

SUBMITTER: Xia Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8586836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature