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2. The issue -- 3. Objectives -- 4. Practice guidelines -- |
5. Clinical review. 5.1. Methods: 5.1.1. Literature search; 5.1.2. Selection criteria and method; 5.1.3. Data extraction strategy; 5.1.4. Strategy for bias assessment; 5.1.5. Data analysis methods -- 5.2. Results: 5.2.1. Quantity of research available; 5.2.2. Trial characteristics; 5.2.3. Data analysis and synthesis -- 5.3. Discussion -- |
6. Economic analysis. 6.1. Review of economic studies: 6.1.1. Methods; 6.1.2. Results; 6.1.3. Discussion -- 6.2. Primary economic evaluation; 6.2.1. Methods; 6.2.2. Results; 6.2.3. Discussion -- |
7. Volume-outcome review. 7.1. Methods: 7.1.1. Literature search; 7.1.2. Selection criteria and method; 7.1.3. Data extraction strategy; 7.1.4. Data analysis methods -- 7.2. Results: 7.2.1. Quantity of research available; 7.2.2. Study characteristics; 7.2.3. Data analysis and synthesis -- 7.3. Discussion -- |
8. Health services impact. 8.1. Population impact -- 8.2. Trends and provision of bariatric surgery -- 8.3. Costs of increased provision of bariatric surgery -- 8.4. Efficiency versus equity -- |
9. Discussion. 9.1. Study limitations: 9.1.1. Clinical review; 9.1.2. Economic analysis; 9.1.3. Volume-outcome review -- 9.2. Health services impact -- 9.3. Knowledge gaps -- |
10. Conclusions -- 11. References -- |
Appendix 1: Literature search strategies -- Appendix 2: Flowcharts of selected studies -- Appendix 3: Excluded studies from clinical review -- Appendix 4: Tables for clinical review -- Appendix 5: Figures for clinical review -- Appendix 6: Tables for economic review -- Appendix 7: Tables for economic analysis -- Appendix 8: Figures for economic analysis -- Appendix 9: Tables for volume-outcome review -- Appendix 10: Tables for health services impact -- Appendix 11: Forms. |