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Assessment of surgical procedures for obesity treatment released in Norway
On March 18, 2022, the Norwegian National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) released a health technology assessment report on the evaluation of surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity. The current assessment compares the effectiveness of different surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity among adults. The authors came to the following key conclusions:
- It is uncertain whether there is any difference in the risk of early mortality between different types of surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity;
- It is uncertain whether there is any difference in effect on weight status between different surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity;
- There may be little or no difference in the effect on diabetes status between different surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity;
- There may be little or no difference in the effect on HRQOL between different types of surgery for the treatment of obesity.
It was specifically outlined that the differences in costs between the surgical procedures most commonly used in Norway are negligible, and since the current evidence suggests that the choice of the procedure has a limited impact on the outcomes with the greatest impact on cost-effectiveness, the comprehensive health economic analysis was not conducted.
The full details in Norwegian can be found here.
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