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ArticleObesity surgery2022

Ten Years of Change in Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region with COVID-19 Pandemic: IFSO-APC National Reports 2021.

Masayuki Ohta, Soo Min Ahn, Yosuke Seki, Wah Yang, Simon Kin-Hung Wong, Suthep Udomsawaengsup, Jeffrey M Hamdorf, Manish Khaitan, Nik Ritza Kosai, Weu Wang and 6 more

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16 authors.

Masayuki Ohta *Research Center for GLOBAL and LOCAL Infectious Diseases, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu, Oita, 879-5593, Japan. ohta@oita-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-4014-5493
Soo Min Ahn *Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Obesity Surgery Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yosuke SekiWeight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan.
Wah YangDepartment of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Simon Kin-Hung WongDivision of Upper Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Suthep UdomsawaengsupDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jeffrey M HamdorfClinical Training and Evaluation Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
Manish KhaitanNobesity Bariatric Center, KD Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
Nik Ritza KosaiMinimally Invasive Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Weu WangDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
June LeeDepartment of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Reno RudimanDivision of Digestive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.
Thejana WijeratneDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Edward OliverosInstitute of Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
Cunchuan WangDepartment of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Kazunori KasamaWeight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOn November 25, 2021, the IFSO-Asia-Pacific Chapter (IFSO-APC) Virtual Meeting 2021 was held online, and the representatives from the Asia-Pacific region presented 10 years of change in bariatric/metabolic surgery and the influence of COVID-19 in the special session of "IFSO-APC National Reports 2010-2020". We herein report the summarized data.

methodsNational bariatric/metabolic surgery data, which included the data of 2010 and 2020, were collected from the representatives using a questionnaire that consisted of 10 general questions. At the congress, the data were calculated and summarized.

resultsThirteen of the 14 national societies responded to the survey. From 2010 to recent years, the populations of individuals with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m

conclusionFor the last 10 years, bariatric/metabolic surgery has rapidly grown in the Asia-Pacific region.

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BariatricsBariatric SurgeryCOVID-19Obesity, MorbidAsiaHumansPandemicsAsia–Pacific regionBariatric/metabolic surgeryCOVID-19IndicationInsurance coverage

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