Table 1.
Total intervention costs initiated by 25 surgeons for 59 medical tourists for LAGB, LSG, LRYGB and other bariatric surgery postoperative complications
Medical intervention | Cost, $ |
---|---|
S&D | 20 350.74 |
Gastroscopy | 7 322.24 |
CT | 34 150.00 |
Endoscopy with stent | 17 481.52 |
Revisional surgery | 135 353.06 |
ICU stay | 335 279.00 |
Consultation fee | 13 298.60 |
Total | 563 235.16 |
CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; LAGB = laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; LSG = laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB = laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; S&D = stomach and duodenum imaging series.