Journal article
Investigating discrepancies in demand and access for bariatric surgery across different demographics in the COVID-19 era
Annals of medicine and surgery, v 82, pp 104368-104368
01 Oct 2022
PMID: 36268323
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Abstract
Obesity affects over 650 million adults worldwide and increases the risk of cardiovascular events, diabetes, and hypertension. While lifestyle recommendations are popular management options, bariatric surgery has emerged as a standard of care in refractory cases, reported to cause at least a 30% reduction in mortality. In addition, it mitigates obesity-related complications leading to a significant improvement in the quality of life for morbidly obese patients (BMI >40). Despite the numerous benefits, demand and access to bariatric surgery vary across different demographics such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status. This demand and access were further reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in cancellations of elective surgeries such as weight loss procedures and promotes a sedentary lifestyle which has short-term and long-term detrimental consequences on the health of obese patients. In the context of the prevalent epidemiological trends, this reduction in bariatric services will disproportionately affect the elderly, males, low SES, and African Americans. This editorial highlights the prevalent discrepancies in demand and access to bariatric surgery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and possible recommendations to improve overall access and utilization of bariatric services in morbidly obese patients belonging to all demographics.
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- Title
- Investigating discrepancies in demand and access for bariatric surgery across different demographics in the COVID-19 era
- Creators
- Aashna Mehta - University of DebrecenWireko Andrew Awuah - Sumy State UniversityJacob Kalmanovich - Drexel UniversityHelen Huang - Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandResham TannaDuaa Javed Iqbal - Dow University of Health SciencesTulika Garg - Government Medical College and HospitalHalil Ibrahim Bulut - Istanbul University-CerrahpaşaToufik Abdul-Rahman - Sumy State UniversityMohammad Mehedi Hasan - Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
- Publication Details
- Annals of medicine and surgery, v 82, pp 104368-104368
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000876536000003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85136275771
- Other Identifier
- 991021901515104721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Surgery