Association of Bariatric Surgery and National Medication Use
Morton JM, Ponce J, Malangone-Monaco E, Nguyen N. Association of Bariatric Surgery and National Medication Use. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 228: 171-179. PMID: 30453056, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBariatric SurgeryCardiovascular AgentsDrug UtilizationFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPostoperative PeriodPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNonsurgical control patientsBariatric surgical patientsControl patientsSurgical patientsMedication useControl groupSurgical groupPharmacy costsPropensity-matched control groupTruven Health Analytics MarketScan Commercial ClaimsBariatric surgical proceduresMarketScan Commercial ClaimsTotal pharmacy costsLower pharmacy costsNonsurgical control groupEnduring treatmentGastric bypassIndex dateBariatric surgeryObese patientsPostoperative periodSevere obesitySurgical cohortBariatric operationsEncounters Database
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