| Autor: |
Jérémy Brühlmann, Ioana Lese, Adriaan O. Grobbelaar, Claudia Fischlin, Mihai Constantinescu, Radu Olariu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Swiss Medical Weekly, Vol 152, Iss 0910 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1424-3997 |
| DOI: |
10.4414/SMW.2022.w30131 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: A marked increase in bariatric surgery has led to higher numbers of patients with contour deformities after massive weight loss seeking plastic surgical correction. Insurance coverage for these post-bariatric interventions is highly subjective and a common set of objective criteria has not yet been established. AIM: The aim was to evaluate the factors influencing insurance coverage for post-bariatric surgery, focusing on finding objective, reproducible criteria. METHODS: This was a retrospective single centre chart review of all post-bariatric patients with redundant skin requesting body contouring surgery from 2013 to 2018. Demographic, bariatric and surgical, as well as insurance information were collected. A logistic regression model was used to identify predictors of successful insurance coverage. RESULTS: 116 Patients were included in the study. Insurance approval for post-bariatric body contouring surgery was obtained for only 47 patients (41%). Mentioning the term “medical indication” in the application letter was associated with a 15.2 times higher rate of receiving a positive answer (p |
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