Gastric Bypass Surgeries in New Hampshire, 1996-2007

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Cherala, Sai S.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Obesity is a national epidemic. Gastric bypass surgery may be the only option that provides significant long-term weight loss for people who are morbidly obese (body mass index BMI ≥40 kg/m2) or for people who have a BMI of 35 or higher and have an obesity-related comorbidity. The objective of this study was to assess trends in gastric bypass surgery in New Hampshire. ; Methods ; Data from 1996 to 2007 from the New Hampshire Inpatient Hospital Discharge data set were analyzed. Records for patients with a gastric bypass surgery code were identified, and data on patients and hospitalizations were collected. A joinpoint regression model was used to analyze trends in surgery rates. Differences between patients and payer types were analyzed by using the Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel χ2 test. ; Results ; The annual rate of gastric bypass surgery increased significantly from 3.3 to 22.4 per 100,000 adults between 1996 and 2007. The in-hospital death rate decreased significantly from 11% in 1996 to 1% in 2007. A greater proportion of women (78.1% during the study period) than men had this surgery. The average charge of a surgery decreased significantly from $44,484 in 1996 to $43,907 in 2007; by 2007, total annual charges were $13.9 million. Since 1996, private or "other" payers have been charged for nearly 80% of the total discharges. ; Conclusion ; The number of gastric bypass surgeries has increased in New Hampshire, and so have their cost. These increases may reflect a shortage in effective primary care and preventive measures to address the obesity epidemic.
• Subjects:
  • Original Research
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  22420315
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3372985
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U58 DP000798-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19811/cdc_19811_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 165.79 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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