Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery Assessed

NEW ORLEANS â€" Although not cost-saving, bariatric surgery appears to be a good value for the money, the results from a large single-center study showed. “The long-term cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery will largely depend on the natural history and extent of late postsurgical complications and costs,” Dr. William H. Herman said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association.