Gastric bypass: It pays to keep military hospitals busy

This study was performed to review the surgical treatment of obesity at a community military hospital and compare costs to TRICARE reimbursement rates (the cost of sending a patient to a civilian surgeon for obesity surgery). The preoperative, operative, and postoperative phases are described in det...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Military medicine 2003-09, Vol.168 (9), p.725-728
Hauptverfasser:	CHANG, Craig G, HELLING, Thomas S, DEZUTTI, Brian, KOENIG, Chad, CRUZ, Sandy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Body mass index Diabetes Diet Epidural Female Gastric Bypass - economics Gastrointestinal surgery Hospital Costs Hospitals, Military - economics Hospitals, Military - utilization Humans Medical sciences Military health care Military medicine Military Personnel Mortality Obesity Obesity, Morbid - economics Obesity, Morbid - surgery Overweight Patients Psychologists Reimbursement Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus Support groups Surgeons Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system United States Weight control
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