biostudies-literatureUnknown37(6)Angelo JCommonwealth Fund<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, deferral of inpatient elective surgical procedures served as a primary mechanism to increase surge inpatient capacity. Given the benefit of bariatric surgery on treating obesity and associated comorbidities, decreased access to bariatric surgery may have long-term public health consequences. Understanding the extent of the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic to bariatric surgery will help health systems plan for appropriate access.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This is an observational cohort study using the PINC AI Healthcare Database from 1/1/2019-6/31/2021. A Poisson regression model with patient characteristics and hospital-fixed effects was used to assess the relative monthly within-hospital reduction in surgical encounters, variations bSurgical endoscopy4917-4925https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9514883biostudies-literatureImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inpatient and Outpatient Utilization of Bariatric Surgery.PMC9514883Soto MAngelo JTsai TCDai DOrav EJTavakkoli ASpector DfalseImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inpatient and Outpatient Utilization of Bariatric Surgery.<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, deferral of inpatient elective surgical procedures served as a primary mechanism to increase surge inpatient capacity. Given the benefit of bariatric surgery on treating obesity and associated comorbidities, decreased access to bariatric surgery may have long-term public health consequences. Understanding the extent of the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic to bariatric surgery will help health systems plan for appropriate access.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This is an observational cohort study using the PINC AI Healthcare Database from 1/1/2019-6/31/2021. A Poisson regression model with patient characteristics and hospital-fixed effects was used to assess the relative monthly within-hospital reduction in surgical encounters, variations b2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jun2025-04-03T21:30:56.602Z2025-04-03T21:30:56.602ZS-EPMC95148833616787310.1007/s00464-022-09655-3