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Elnahas A, Jackson TD, Okrainec A, et al. The effect of the Ontario Bariatric Network on health services utilization after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2016;4(3):E489-E495doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160042.
Elnahas, A., Jackson, T. D., Okrainec, A., Austin, P. C., Bell, C. M., & Urbach, D. R. (2016). The effect of the Ontario Bariatric Network on health services utilization after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ open, 4(3), E489-E495. https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160042
Elnahas, Ahmad, et al. "The effect of the Ontario Bariatric Network on health services utilization after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study." CMAJ open vol. 4,3 (2016): E489-E495. doi: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160042
Elnahas A, Jackson TD, Okrainec A, Austin PC, Bell CM, Urbach DR. The effect of the Ontario Bariatric Network on health services utilization after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2016 Sep 14;4(3):E489-E495. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160042. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27730113; PMCID: PMC5047796.
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CMAJ Open. 2016 Sep 14;4(3):E489-E495. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160042. eCollection 2016.

The effect of the Ontario Bariatric Network on health services utilization after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

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Ahmad Elnahas, Timothy D Jackson, Allan Okrainec, Peter C Austin, Chaim M Bell, David R Urbach

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery (Elnahas, Jackson, Okrainec, Urbach), Department of Medicine (Bell) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Elnahas, Austin, Bell, Urbach), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Austin, Urbach), Toronto, Ont.

PMID: 27730113 PMCID: PMC5047796 DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160042

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2009, the Ontario Bariatric Network was established to address the exploding demand by Ontario residents for bariatric surgery services outside Canada. We compared the use of postoperative hospital services between out-of-country surgery recipients and patients within the Ontario Bariatric Network.

METHODS: We conducted a population-based, comparative study using administrative data held at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. We included Ontario residents who underwent bariatric surgery between 2007 and 2012 either outside the country or at one of the Ontario Bariatric Network's designated centres of excellence. The primary outcome was use of hospital services in Ontario within 1 year after surgery.

RESULTS: A total of 4852 patients received bariatric surgery out of country, and 5179 patients underwent surgery through the Ontario Bariatric Network. After adjustment, surgery at a network centre was associated with a significantly lower utilization rate of postoperative hospital services than surgery out of country (rate ratio 0.90, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.84 to 0.97). No statistically significant differences were found with respect to time in critical care or mortality. However, the physician assessment and reoperation rates were significantly higher among patients who received surgery at a network centre than among those who had bariatric surgery out of country (rate ratio 4.10, 95% CI 3.69 to 4.56, and rate ratio 1.84, 95% CI 1.34 to 2.53, respectively).

INTERPRETATION: The implementation of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary provincial program to replace outsourcing of bariatric surgical services was associated with less use of postoperative hospital services by Ontario residents undergoing bariatric surgery. Future research should include an economic evaluation to determine the costs and benefits of the Ontario Bariatric Network.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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