Bariatric surgery in Canada: a focus on day surgery procedures.
Given the rise in obesity rates, increasing capacity for bariatric surgery has become a focus for some provincial planners. Four types of bariatric procedures are now performed in Canada; however, funding for the procedures varies by jurisdiction. This article provides an update to our previous article documenting the volume of in-patient bariatric procedures but focuses on the extent to which Canadians are increasingly receiving bariatric procedures in day surgery settings.
Arkinson
Janine
J
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Toronto, Ontario.
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Hong
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Fallah
Shafagh
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Pérez
José
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Chen
Xi-Kuan
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Leeb
Kira
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