| Title |
Why Bariatric Surgery Should be Given High Priority: An Argument from Law and Morality
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Health Care Analysis, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10728-012-0216-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karl Persson |
| Abstract |
In recent years, bariatric surgery has become an increasingly popular treatment of obesity. The amount of resources spent on this kind of surgery has led to a heated debate among health care professionals and the general public, as each procedure costs at minimum $14,500 and thousands of patients undergo surgery every year. So far, no substantial argument for or against giving this treatment a high priority has, however, been presented. In this article, I argue that regardless which moral perspective we consider-greatest need, utility or personal responsibility-the conclusion is that we should give bariatric surgery a high priority when allocating scarce resources in health care. |
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| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Student > Master | 6 | 19% |
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| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
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