Health and economic gains from bariatric surgery in Portugal: an in-depth analysis using a Markov model
The analysis suggests that surgery is an effective strategy to improve outcomes and managing expenses. Future research should refine the model exploring upcoming treatment strategies as additional evidence on its outcomes becomes available.
Authors
- Pedro Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1401-2398)
- Pedro Cardoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-6535)
- Joana Pereira Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-0696)
- Patrícia Redondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-1646)
- João José Fagundes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-2766)
Institutions
- Johnson & Johnson (United States) (US)
- Link Consulting (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Economics Review
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-025-00679-8
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00