- Recommendation ID
- CG189/03
- Question
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery in achieving weight loss and improving treatment outcomes in people who are unable to receive treatment for other health conditions (such as joint replacement surgery or fertility treatment) because they are living with obesity?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on when to refer adults for bariatric surgery .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: referral for bariatric surgery.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Obesity: identification, assessment and management
- Number
- CG189
- Date issued
- November 2014
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 07/09/2023 |