| Title: | Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data |
| Journal: | International Journal of Obesity |
| Published: | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34211116/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00887-2 |
| Citations: | 2 (1 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 4726
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Abstract
ObjectivesTo estimate the hospital costs among persons with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery compared with those without bariatric surgery.MethodsWe analysed the UK Biobank Cohort study linked to Hospital Episode Statistics, for all adults with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery at National Health Service hospitals in England, Scotland, or Wales from 2006 to 2017. Surgery patients were matched with controls who did not have bariatric surgery using propensity scores approach with a ratio of up to 1-to-5 by year. Inverse probability of censoring weighting was used to correct for potential informative censoring. Annual and cumulative hospital costs were assessed for the surgery and control groups.ResultsWe identified 348 surgical patients (198 gastric bypass, 73 sleeve gastrectomy, 77 gastric banding) during the study period. In total, 324 surgical patients and 1506 matched control participants were included after propensity score matching. Mean 5-year cumulative hospital costs were €11,659 for 348 surgical patients. Compared with controls, surgical patients (n = 324) had significantly higher inpatient expenditures in the surgery year (€7289 vs. €2635, P < 0.001), but lower costs in the subsequent 4 years. The 5-year cumulative costs were €11,176 for surgical patients and €8759 for controls (P = 0.001).ConclusionsBariatric surgery significantly increased the inpatient costs in the surgery year, but was associated with decreased costs in the subsequent 4 years. However, any cost savings made up to 4 years were not enough to compensate for the initial surgical expenditure.</p>
12 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Bariatric Surgery
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Hospital Costs
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Propensity Score
- United Kingdom
6 Authors
- Tingting Wu
- Koen B. Pouwels
- Richard Welbourn
- Sarah Wordsworth
- Seamus Kent
- Carlos K. H. Wong
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