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Trends and progress of bariatric and metabolic surgery in India

Updates in Surgery volume 72, pages 743–749 (2020)Cite this article

Abstract

Bariatric and metabolic surgery are being performed in India for 2 decades. Aim of this paper is to evaluate the changing clinical trends over the last 5 years and to present the other aspects helmed by Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) to aid the growth of research, education, data management and registry, quality control, insurance-related issues and policy change. OSSI conducts an annual survey to collect data pertaining to numbers of surgical procedures. With the approval of the executive committee, data collected from 2014 to 2018 were retrieved and analysed. 20,242 surgical procedures were performed in 2018 which is an 86.7% increase from 2014. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy continued to remain the most popular procedure, it’s percent share saw a steady decline from 68 to 48%. One anastomosis gastric bypass showed an unprecedented growth from 14 to 34%. Numbers of laparoscopic Roux en y gastric bypass remained constant at 15–16%. OSSI has also initiated a COE program along with training fellowships and focus on registry and inclusion in insurance coverage. National trends over the past 5 years in bariatric surgery have shown emergence of newer procedures like OAGB, although LSG continues to be the most popular procedure performed These trends give an insight on how the field is evolving and the implications for any distinctive requirements unique to this region These will lay out important directives for not only ensuring good treatment outcomes but also increasing awareness about the disease on the whole.

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  1. Global Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Aparna Govil Bhasker

  2. Apollo Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India

    Aparna Govil Bhasker

  3. Chief of Surgical Gastroenterology and Bariatric Surgery, Head of Department of Surgery, Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi, India

    Arun Prasad

  4. Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, Head, Department of Bariatric Surgery, Gem Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, India

    P. Praveen Raj

  5. Department of Minimal Access, Bariatric and GI Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

    Randeep Wadhawan

  6. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, K D Hospital, Ahmedabad, India

    Manish Khaitan

  7. Sevenhills Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Abhay Jugal Agrawal

  8. Hinduja Healthcare, Mumbai, India

    Abhay Jugal Agrawal

  9. Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Mumbai, India

    Abhay Jugal Agrawal

  10. Criticare Hospitals, Mumbai, India

    Abhay Jugal Agrawal

  11. Bhakti Vedanta Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Abhay Jugal Agrawal

  12. ILS Hospitals, Kolkata, India

    Om Tantia

  13. Consultant and Department Head, GI and Minimal Access Surgery, Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India

    Sarfaraz J. Baig

  14. Institute of Bariatrics, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India

    Raj Palaniappan

  15. Head of Surgery and Allied Specialties, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore, India

    H. V. Shivaram

  16. Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

    Sumeet Shah

  17. Max Superspecialty Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Vandana Soni

  18. Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics Center, Indore, India

    Mohit Bhandari

  19. Apollo Hospital, Indore, India

    Rakesh Shivhare

  20. Shree Hospital and Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India

    Shrihari Dhorepatil

  21. Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

    Pradeep Chowbey

  22. Asian Bariatric, Ahmedabad, India

    Mahendra Narwaria

  23. Laparo-Obeso Centre, Pune, India

    Shashank Shah

  24. Lilavati Hospital Mumbai and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical, Mumbai, India

    Shashank Shah

  25. Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Superspecialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

    Rajesh Khullar

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Bhasker, A.G., Prasad, A., Raj, P.P. et al. Trends and progress of bariatric and metabolic surgery in India. Updates Surg 72, 743–749 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-020-00774-x

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