Bariatric surgery in Canada: a focus on day surgery procedures

Healthc Q. 2010;13(3):15-8. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2010.21807.

Abstract

Given the rise in obesity rates, increasing capacity for bariatric surgery has become a focus for some provincial planners. Four types of bariatric procedures are now performed in Canada; however, funding for the procedures varies by jurisdiction. This article provides an update to our previous article documenting the volume of in-patient bariatric procedures but focuses on the extent to which Canadians are increasingly receiving bariatric procedures in day surgery settings.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bariatric Surgery / methods*
  • Bariatric Surgery / trends*
  • Canada
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Surgicenters / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult