Weight loss surgery is found to be cost effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime, stated study published in British Journal of Surgery. Researchers used a decision-analytic model to come to their conclusion.
Weight-loss surgery was associated with reduced average costs to the UK National Health Service by 2742 (1944), and a gain of 0.8 life-years and 4.0 quality-adjusted life years over a lifetime compared with usual care. It also had the potential to reduce ...
Weight loss surgery is found to be cost effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime, stated study published in British Journal of Surgery. Researchers used a decision-analytic model to come to their conclusion.
Weight-loss surgery was associated with reduced average costs to the UK National Health Service by 2742 (1944), and a gain of 0.8 life-years and 4.0 quality-adjusted life years over a lifetime compared with usual care. It also had the potential to reduce ...