Our findings suggest that there may be significant unmet demand for bariatric surgical procedures that were deferred during the pandemic.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inpatient and Outpatient Utilization of Bariatric Surgery.
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There has been an overall trend in bariatric surgery to transition to the outpatient setting, with results suggesting comparable outcomes such as leak rate, bleeding, re-operation and mortality with inpatient bariatric surgical procedures [ 20 – 22 ].