title: [Cost-utility of bariatric surgery in the treatment for morbid obesity in Finland].
abstract: Finohta's health technology assessment report on bariatric surgery included a cost-utility analysis on three main surgical interventions used in Finland. A cost-utility analysis from the health care provider's perspective with a ten year time horizon was conducted. The parameter values were based on a representative population survey, register data, literature and expert opinions. Based on the analysis, bariatric surgery is more effective and less costly than current prevailing forms of treatment for the morbidly obese in Finland. The results were robust and consistent with previously published studies: Bariatric surgery is cost-effective in treatment of morbid obesity.
authors.affiliation: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, menetelmien arviointiyksikkö Finohta.
authors.forename: Suvi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mäklin
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malmivaara
authors.forename: Miika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linna
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Victorzon
authors.forename: Vesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koivukangas
authors.forename: Harri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sintonen
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*