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  • Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
  • Healthcare Access and Patient Pathways
  • Surgical Accreditation Processes

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  • Accreditation for bariatric surgery requires a preoperative pathway for all patients.
  • Patient attrition before surgery is common, with varying rates across practices.
  • Understanding this attrition is crucial for optimizing patient care and surgical center efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the percentage of patients who successfully undergo bariatric surgery after initial evaluation at a community practice.
  • To identify factors influencing patient dropout rates within the preoperative pathway.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of patients evaluated for bariatric surgery over 21 months.
  • Tracking patients from initial clinic visit through to surgery completion or dropout.
  • Inclusion criteria required a minimum 6-month follow-up period.

Main Results:

  • Out of 479 evaluated patients, only 43% proceeded to surgery.
  • The majority of patients who did not have surgery dropped out after their first visit.
  • Attrition rates significantly increased with wait times of 6 months or longer (P<0.05).

Conclusions:

  • There is a lack of national benchmarks for bariatric surgery preoperative pathway completion rates.
  • This community practice demonstrated a 43% conversion rate from evaluation to surgery.
  • Mandated wait times appear to act as barriers, increasing patient attrition and should be reconsidered.