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Article: Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data
Title | Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ijo/ |
Citation | International Journal of Obesity, 2021, v. 45 n. 10, p. 2205-2213 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives:
To estimate the hospital costs among persons with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery compared with those without bariatric surgery.
Methods:
We 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.
Results:
We 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).
Conclusions:
Bariatric 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. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/300936 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.504 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wu, T | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pouwels, KB | - |
dc.contributor.author | Welbourn, R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wordsworth, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kent, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, CKH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-06T03:12:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-06T03:12:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Obesity, 2021, v. 45 n. 10, p. 2205-2213 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0307-0565 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/300936 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To estimate the hospital costs among persons with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery compared with those without bariatric surgery. Methods: We 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. Results: We 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). Conclusions: Bariatric 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. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ijo/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Obesity | - |
dc.title | Does bariatric surgery reduce future hospital costs? A propensity score-matched analysis using UK Biobank Study data | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, CKH: carlosho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, CKH=rp01931 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41366-021-00887-2 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34211116 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85109328664 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 323329 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 45 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 2205 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 2213 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000669984000001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |