Ohta, Masayuki; Seki, Yosuke; Wong, Simon Ki-Hung; Wang, Cunchuan; Huang, Chih-Kun; Aly, Ahmad; Baijal, Manish; Al-Sabah, Salman; Udomsawaengsup, Suthep; Heo, Yoon Seok; Althuwaini, Saad Sqer; Celik, Alper; El-Hadidi, Nafad; Sargsyan, Davit; Gee, Tikfu; Rao, Jaideepraj; Wiradisuria, Errawan R; Oliveros, Edward; Kitano, Seigo; Kasama, Kazunori

doi:10.1007/s11695-018-3539-7

Author(s)

Ohta, Masayuki

Seki, Yosuke

Wong, Simon Ki-Hung

Wang, Cunchuan

Huang, Chih-Kun

Aly, Ahmad

Baijal, Manish

Al-Sabah, Salman

Udomsawaengsup, Suthep

Heo, Yoon Seok

Althuwaini, Saad Sqer

Celik, Alper

El-Hadidi, Nafad

Sargsyan, Davit

Gee, Tikfu

Rao, Jaideepraj

Wiradisuria, Errawan R

Oliveros, Edward

Kitano, Seigo

Kasama, Kazunori

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

The Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) held its congress in Tokyo at the end of March, 2018, and representatives from Asia-Pacific countries presented the current status of bariatric/metabolic surgery in the "National Reports" session. The data are summarized here to show the current status and problems in the Asia-Pacific region in 2017. A questionnaire including data of 2016 and 2017 and consisting of eight general questions was prepared and sent to representatives in 18 Asia-Pacific countries by e-mail before the congress. After the congress, the data were analyzed and summarized. Seventeen of 18 countries responded to the survey. The frequency of obesity (BMI ≥ 30) in the 4 Gulf countries was > 30%, much higher than that in the other countries. In total, 1640 surgeons and 869 institutions were engaging in bariatric/metabolic surgery. In many East and Southeast Asian countries, the indication for bariatric surgery was BMI ≥ 35 or ≥ 37, whereas in many Gulf countries and Australia, it was BMI ≥ 40 or ≥ 35 with obesity-related disease. Ten of the 17 countries (58.8%) but only one of the 5 Southeast Asian countries (20.0%) had public health insurance coverage for bariatric surgery. In 2017, 95,125 patients underwent bariatric/metabolic surgery, with sleeve gastrectomy accounting for 68.0%, bypass surgery for 19.5%, and others for 12.5%. Current problems included public insurance coverage, training system, national registry, and lack of awareness and comprehension. This summary showed that bariatric/metabolic surgery is rapidly developing along with various problems in Asia-Pacific countries.

Citation

Obesity surgery 2019; 29(2): 534-541

Jornal Title

Obesity surgery

OrcId

0000-0003-4014-5493

Link

https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/19670

Subject

Bariatric/metabolic surgery

Bypass surgery

Indication

Insurance coverage

Sleeve gastrectomy

Title

Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region: APMBSS 2018 Survey.

Type of document

Journal Article

Austin Health

Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region: APMBSS 2018 Survey.

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Author(s)	Ohta, Masayuki Seki, Yosuke Wong, Simon Ki-Hung Wang, Cunchuan Huang, Chih-Kun Aly, Ahmad Baijal, Manish Al-Sabah, Salman Udomsawaengsup, Suthep Heo, Yoon Seok Althuwaini, Saad Sqer Celik, Alper El-Hadidi, Nafad Sargsyan, Davit Gee, Tikfu Rao, Jaideepraj Wiradisuria, Errawan R Oliveros, Edward Kitano, Seigo Kasama, Kazunori
Publication Date	2019
Abstract	The Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) held its congress in Tokyo at the end of March, 2018, and representatives from Asia-Pacific countries presented the current status of bariatric/metabolic surgery in the "National Reports" session. The data are summarized here to show the current status and problems in the Asia-Pacific region in 2017. A questionnaire including data of 2016 and 2017 and consisting of eight general questions was prepared and sent to representatives in 18 Asia-Pacific countries by e-mail before the congress. After the congress, the data were analyzed and summarized. Seventeen of 18 countries responded to the survey. The frequency of obesity (BMI ≥ 30) in the 4 Gulf countries was > 30%, much higher than that in the other countries. In total, 1640 surgeons and 869 institutions were engaging in bariatric/metabolic surgery. In many East and Southeast Asian countries, the indication for bariatric surgery was BMI ≥ 35 or ≥ 37, whereas in many Gulf countries and Australia, it was BMI ≥ 40 or ≥ 35 with obesity-related disease. Ten of the 17 countries (58.8%) but only one of the 5 Southeast Asian countries (20.0%) had public health insurance coverage for bariatric surgery. In 2017, 95,125 patients underwent bariatric/metabolic surgery, with sleeve gastrectomy accounting for 68.0%, bypass surgery for 19.5%, and others for 12.5%. Current problems included public insurance coverage, training system, national registry, and lack of awareness and comprehension. This summary showed that bariatric/metabolic surgery is rapidly developing along with various problems in Asia-Pacific countries.
Citation	Obesity surgery 2019; 29(2): 534-541
Jornal Title	Obesity surgery
OrcId	0000-0003-4014-5493
Link	https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/19670
Subject	Bariatric/metabolic surgery Bypass surgery Indication Insurance coverage Sleeve gastrectomy
Title	Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region: APMBSS 2018 Survey.
Type of document	Journal Article