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Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs

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Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs. / Grieve, Eleanor; Mackenzie, Ruth M.; Munro, Jane et al.
In: Obesity, Vol. 5, 43, 26.12.2018.

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Grieve, E, Mackenzie, RM, Munro, J, O’Donnell, J, Stewart, S, Ali, A, Bruce, D, Trevor, M & Logue, J 2018, 'Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs', Obesity, vol. 5, 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3

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Grieve, E., Mackenzie, R. M., Munro, J., O’Donnell, J., Stewart, S., Ali, A., Bruce, D., Trevor, M., & Logue, J. (2018). Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs. Obesity, 5, Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3

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Grieve E, Mackenzie RM, Munro J, O’Donnell J, Stewart S, Ali A et al. Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs. Obesity. 2018 Dec 26;5:43. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3

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Grieve, Eleanor ; Mackenzie, Ruth M. ; Munro, Jane et al. / Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways : a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs. In: Obesity. 2018 ; Vol. 5.

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title = "Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs",
abstract = "Background: We undertook a survey of all bariatric centres in Scotland in order to describe current pre- and postoperative care, to estimate their costs and explore differences in financial impact.Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to each health centre. Descriptive statistics were used to present average cost per patient along with 95% confidence intervals, and the range of costs.Results: Results show nearly a five-fold difference in costs per patient for pre-operative services (range £226 - £1071) and more than a three-fold difference for post-operative services (range £259 - £896).Conclusions: There is a lack of evidence base and a clear requirement for the evaluation of bariatric surgical services to identify the care pathways pre- and post-surgery which lead to largest improvements in health outcomes and remaincost-effective.",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways

T2 - a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs

AU - Grieve, Eleanor

AU - Mackenzie, Ruth M.

AU - Munro, Jane

AU - O’Donnell, Joanne

AU - Stewart, Sally

AU - Ali, Abdulmajid

AU - Bruce, Duff

AU - Trevor, Miranda

AU - Logue, Jennifer

PY - 2018/12/26

Y1 - 2018/12/26

N2 - Background: We undertook a survey of all bariatric centres in Scotland in order to describe current pre- and postoperative care, to estimate their costs and explore differences in financial impact.Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to each health centre. Descriptive statistics were used to present average cost per patient along with 95% confidence intervals, and the range of costs.Results: Results show nearly a five-fold difference in costs per patient for pre-operative services (range £226 - £1071) and more than a three-fold difference for post-operative services (range £259 - £896).Conclusions: There is a lack of evidence base and a clear requirement for the evaluation of bariatric surgical services to identify the care pathways pre- and post-surgery which lead to largest improvements in health outcomes and remaincost-effective.

AB - Background: We undertook a survey of all bariatric centres in Scotland in order to describe current pre- and postoperative care, to estimate their costs and explore differences in financial impact.Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to each health centre. Descriptive statistics were used to present average cost per patient along with 95% confidence intervals, and the range of costs.Results: Results show nearly a five-fold difference in costs per patient for pre-operative services (range £226 - £1071) and more than a three-fold difference for post-operative services (range £259 - £896).Conclusions: There is a lack of evidence base and a clear requirement for the evaluation of bariatric surgical services to identify the care pathways pre- and post-surgery which lead to largest improvements in health outcomes and remaincost-effective.

KW - Bariatric surgery

KW - Care pathways

KW - Costing study

U2 - 10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3

DO - 10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3

M3 - Journal article

VL - 5

JO - Obesity

JF - Obesity

SN - 1930-739X

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