Abstract
What is the Cost of Bariatric Surgery
Highlights
Obesity is a growing menace and is supposed to be hurting the life, quality of life, creating an economic burden on the concerned person and on the country
This brought the max average cost of treating patients with Bariatric Surgery to be Rs 4,05,000/-over 5 years. With this was calculated cost saved with early return to work, decrease in morbidities, decrease in treatment of comorbidities, cost saved in regular medications and hospital visits and amount earned due to increased productivity at work including promotions, incentives and lesser leaves. This was compared to patients treated in non-Bariatric Surgery group which opted for conservative treatment methods like lifestyle modification, behavior therapy, diet, exercise etc. even in a BMI of 40-45
Bariatric Surgery gives far fetching long term sustainable results leading to optimizing weight, decreased morbidity, early return to work, increased productivity and increased performance at work
Summary
Obesity is a growing menace and is supposed to be hurting the life, quality of life, creating an economic burden on the concerned person and on the country. This brought the max average cost of treating patients with Bariatric Surgery to be Rs 4,05,000/-over 5 years With this was calculated cost saved with early return to work, decrease in morbidities, decrease in treatment of comorbidities, cost saved in regular medications and hospital visits and amount earned due to increased productivity at work including promotions, incentives and lesser leaves. This was compared to patients treated in non-Bariatric Surgery group which opted for conservative treatment methods like lifestyle modification, behavior therapy, diet, exercise etc. Copyright © All rights are reserved by Manish R Motwani
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