American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016

WJ English, EJ DeMaria, SA Brethauer… - Surgery for obesity and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Bariatric surgery, despite being the most successful long-lasting treatment for
morbid obesity, remains underused as only approximately 1% of all patients who qualify for
surgery actually undergo surgery. To determine if patients in need are receiving appropriate
therapy, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery created a Numbers
Taskforce to specify annual rate of use for obesity treatment interventions. Objectives The
objective of this study was to determine metabolic and bariatric procedure trends since 2011 …