Bariatric surgery for severe obesity / Weight-Control Information Network.
Imprint
Bethesda, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2011.
Title from title screen caption (viewed on June 7, 2012).
"March 2009"--Page 6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Executive summary -- Abbreviations
1. Introduction. 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Technology overview: 1.2.1. Bariatric surgery: indications and types; 1.2.2. Complications of bariatric surgery; 1.2.3. Practice guidelines for bariatric surgery; 1.2.4. Demand for and supply of bariatric surgery in Canada; 1.2.5. Bariatric surgery costs and resource use
2. The issue -- 3. Objectives -- 4. Practice guidelines
5. Clinical review. 5.1. Methods: 5.1.1. Literature search; 5.1.2. Selection criteria and method; 5.1.3. Data extraction strategy; 5.1.4. Strategy for bias assessment; 5.1.5. Data analysis methods -- 5.2. Results: 5.2.1. Quantity of research available; 5.2.2. Trial characteristics; 5.2.3. Data analysis and synthesis -- 5.3. Discussion
7. Volume-outcome review. 7.1. Methods: 7.1.1. Literature search; 7.1.2. Selection criteria and method; 7.1.3. Data extraction strategy; 7.1.4. Data analysis methods -- 7.2. Results: 7.2.1. Quantity of research available; 7.2.2. Study characteristics; 7.2.3. Data analysis and synthesis -- 7.3. Discussion
8. Health services impact. 8.1. Population impact -- 8.2. Trends and provision of bariatric surgery -- 8.3. Costs of increased provision of bariatric surgery -- 8.4. Efficiency versus equity
