Why the NHS should do more bariatric surgery; how much should we do?

Journal article

As the epidemic of severe and complex obesity worsens, availability of the most successful treatment, bariatric surgery, is limited. Less than 1% of those who could benefit get treatment. By contrast, people with other lifestyle health problems such as alcohol related liver disease are treated. We explore the clinical and cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery and examine the barriers to access.

Authors: Welbourn, R; le Roux, C; Owen-Smith, A; Wordsworth, S; Blazeby, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Journal: British Medical Journal
• Volume: 353
• Issue: i1472
• Pages: 1-5
• Publication date: 2016-05-11
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i1472
• EISSN: 1756-1833
• ISSN: 0959-8138
• Pmid: 27169605
• Language: English
• Keywords: Patient Selection; Obesity, Morbid; Humans; Practice Guidelines as Topic; United Kingdom; State Medicine; Health Services Research; Bariatric Surgery; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Evidence-Based Medicine