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Title: | Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region: APMBSS 2018 Survey. | Austin Authors: | Ohta, Masayuki;Seki, Yosuke;Wong, Simon Ki-Hung;Wang, Cunchuan;Huang, Chih-Kun;Aly, Ahmad ;Baijal, Manish;Al-Sabah, Salman;Udomsawaengsup, Suthep;Heo, Yoon Seok;Althuwaini, Saad Sqer;Celik, Alper;El-Hadidi, Nafad;Sargsyan, Davit;Gee, Tikfu;Rao, Jaideepraj;Wiradisuria, Errawan R;Oliveros, Edward;Kitano, Seigo;Kasama, Kazunori | Affiliation: | Oita University, Oita, Japan Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Premier Bintaro Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia Institute of Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Manila, Philippines Departments of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu, Oita, 879-5593, Japan Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China Body Science & Metabolic Disorders International Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan Department of Upper GI Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India Department of Surgery, Amiri Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait Department of Surgery, Chula Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Chula Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea Department of Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Division, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Metabolic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey Department of General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Khorfakkan Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Date: | 2018-10-10 | Publication information: | Obesity surgery 2019; 29(2): 534-541 | Abstract: | The Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) held its congress in Tokyo at the end of March, 2018, and representatives from Asia-Pacific countries presented the current status of bariatric/metabolic surgery in the "National Reports" session. The data are summarized here to show the current status and problems in the Asia-Pacific region in 2017. A questionnaire including data of 2016 and 2017 and consisting of eight general questions was prepared and sent to representatives in 18 Asia-Pacific countries by e-mail before the congress. After the congress, the data were analyzed and summarized. Seventeen of 18 countries responded to the survey. The frequency of obesity (BMI ≥ 30) in the 4 Gulf countries was > 30%, much higher than that in the other countries. In total, 1640 surgeons and 869 institutions were engaging in bariatric/metabolic surgery. In many East and Southeast Asian countries, the indication for bariatric surgery was BMI ≥ 35 or ≥ 37, whereas in many Gulf countries and Australia, it was BMI ≥ 40 or ≥ 35 with obesity-related disease. Ten of the 17 countries (58.8%) but only one of the 5 Southeast Asian countries (20.0%) had public health insurance coverage for bariatric surgery. In 2017, 95,125 patients underwent bariatric/metabolic surgery, with sleeve gastrectomy accounting for 68.0%, bypass surgery for 19.5%, and others for 12.5%. Current problems included public insurance coverage, training system, national registry, and lack of awareness and comprehension. This summary showed that bariatric/metabolic surgery is rapidly developing along with various problems in Asia-Pacific countries. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/19670 | DOI: | 10.1007/s11695-018-3539-7 | ORCID: | 0000-0003-4014-5493 | Journal: | Obesity surgery | PubMed URL: | 30306499 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Bariatric/metabolic surgery Bypass surgery Indication Insurance coverage Sleeve gastrectomy |
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