A223 Implications of Bariatric Tourism from an Academic Center Approximating the US-Mexico Border — Getting what you pay for or paying for what you get?

Medical tourism is a recognized phenomenon where patients travel seeking healthcare. Bariatric tourism bypasses critical perioperative infrastructure specific to this patient population. We examine the care/cost required to manage catastrophe from bariatric tourism.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - September 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Arielle Lee, Kai Neki, Rebeca Dominguez-Profeta, Ryan Broderick, Joslin Cheverie, Robert Cubas, Bryan Sandler, Garth Jacobsen, Santiago Horgan Source Type: research