Table 2.
Utilization Changes by Bariatric Surgery and Surgery Technique Types Performed, 2012–2021
| Variables | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgeries No. | 14,794 | 15,994 | 18,392 | 18,184 | 19,764 | 23,672 | 24,323 | 25,053 | 22,109 | 24,668 |
| Type of surgery technique used No. (%) | ||||||||||
| Lap | 14,227 (96.2) | 15,471 (96.7) | 17,855 (97.1) | 17,783 (97.8) | 19,385 (98.1) | 23,240 (98.2) | 23,902 (98.3) | 24,620 (98.3) | 21,852 (98.8) | 24,332 (98.6) |
| Open | 567 (3.8) | 523 (3.3) | 537 (2.9) | 401 (2.2) | 379 (1.9) | 432 (1.8) | 421 (1.7) | 433 (1.7) | 257 (1.2) | 336 (1.4) |
| Type of bariatric procedures performed No. (%) | ||||||||||
| RYGB | 5,733 (38.8) | 5,363 (33.5) | 5,167 (28.1) | 4,636 (25.5) | 4,559 (23.1) | 4,723 (20.0) | 4,166 (17.1) | 4,367 (17.4) | 4,033 (18.2) | 4,738 (19.2) |
| SG | 5,234 (35.4) | 7,481 (46.8) | 10,428 (56.7) | 11,349 (62.4) | 13,490 (68.3) | 16,944 (71.6) | 18,213 (74.9) | 18,838 (75.2) | 15,934 (72.1) | 17,938 (72.7) |
| AGB | 2,648 (17.9) | 1,792 (11.2) | 1,532 (8.3) | 855 (4.7) | 622 (3.1) | 575 (2.4) | 409 (1.7) | 338 (1.3) | 357 (1.6) | 305 (1.2) |
| BPD/DS | 184 (1.2) | 177 (1.1) | 161 (0.9) | 134 (0.7) | 120 (0.6) | 282 (1.2) | 265 (1.1) | 221 (0.9) | 308 (1.4) | 268 (1.1) |
| VBG | 32 (0.2) | 17 (0.1) | 26 (0.1) | 46 (0.3) | 114 (0.6) | 108 (0.5) | 103 (0.4) | 107 (0.4) | 89 (0.4) | 81 (0.3) |
| SADI_S | 963 (6.5) | 1,164 (7.3) | 1,078 (5.9) | 1,164 (6.4) | 859 (4.3) | 1,040 (4.4) | 1,167 (4.8) | 1,182 (4.7) | 1,388 (6.3) | 1,338 (5.4) |
AGB indicates adjustable gastric band; BPD/DS, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; SADI-S, single anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy; SG, sleeve gastrectomy; VBG, vertical-banded gastroplasty.