Impact of obesity and bariatric surgery on survival.
Bariatric surgery is the only reliable treatment that offers sustained, long-term weight loss. This results in cure or improvement in almost all of the obesity-associated diseases and translates into reduction in the relative risk of death or increased longevity of the operated morbidly obese population. Since the treatment of obesity-associated conditions is very costly, bariatric surgery also results in significant reductions in healthcare costs with a return on investment of 3 years. It is not just weight loss, it is health gain.
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Room S6.24, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada. Nicolas.christou@muhc.mcgill.ca
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D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss