• Obesity surgery · Aug 2018

    Variability in Bariatric Surgical Care Among Various Centers: a Survey of All Bariatric Surgeons in the Province of Quebec, Canada.

    • Amin Andalib, Philippe Bouchard, Alexandre Bougie, Sarah-Eve Loiselle, Sebastian Demyttenaere, and Olivier Court.
    • Center for Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. amin.andalib@mcgill.ca.
    • Obes Surg. 2018 Aug 1; 28 (8): 2327-2332.

    BackgroundDespite an increase in bariatric surgery across Quebec, Canada, access is still limited. Furthermore, there are differences in resources and multidisciplinary capabilities of providing centers that may impact quality of care and outcomes.MethodsWe performed an online survey of all bariatric surgeons in the province of Quebec, Canada, using the LimeSurvey software.ResultsForty-six surgeons from 15 centers were surveyed. Response rate was 87% (n = 40). Only 13 (35%) surgeons have any formal fellowship training in bariatric surgery and 74% perform > 50 cases/year. All surgeons perform sleeve gastrectomy, 34% do duodenal switch, and 44% provide major revisions. Thirty-one surgeons (77%) identified access to operating room as the main cause for surgical delays. While most surgeons (52%) considered < 6 months as an acceptable wait-time, only 33% achieved this in their practice. Majority (70%) favored a centralized provincial referral system. Patient's geographical convenience, procedural choice, and multidisciplinary capabilities of providing centers are identified as important determinants for centralized referrals (93, 78, and 55%, respectively). Virtually, all supported accreditation/designation of centers and creation of Quebec Bariatric Network for quality control and research (85 and 98%, respectively).ConclusionBariatric surgical patterns vary among designated centers in Quebec, Canada. Access to multidisciplinary care and surgeon's fellowship training may be contributing factors for the observed variability. Wait-lists are long and timely access to surgery remains an issue. There is near consensus for establishing a centralized referral system, designation of referral vs. primary centers, and creating Quebec Bariatric Network for research and quality control.

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