Abstract
Over the last decade, bariatric surgery has been an American surgical success story. Mortality rates have plummeted to the point that bariatric surgery mortality is now equivalent to laparoscopic cholecystectomy [ [1] Nguyen N.T. Nguyen B. Shih A. Smith B. Hohmann S. Use of laparoscopy in general surgical operations at academic centers. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013; 9: 15-20 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar ]. A key component to this quality improvement has been the accreditation process, which is now a unified program for the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the American College of Surgeons called the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) [ [2] Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program [homepage on the Internet]. Available from: http://www.mbsaqip.org/ Google Scholar ]. The accreditation process has been proven to save lives, lower complications, increase access, and decrease costs [ [3] Kwon S. Wang B. Wong E. Alfonso-Cristancho R. Sullivan S.D. Flum D.R. The impact of accreditation on safety and cost of bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013; 9: 617-622 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (47) Google Scholar ].
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