Plateaued national utilization of adolescent bariatric surgery despite increasing prevalence of obesity-associated co-morbidities

There was a significant increase in OACMs for patients undergoing ABS. Despite the increase in OACMs, there has not been a concomitant increase in the number of ABS performed as of 2011. Given the increase in OACMs, these data support efforts to address barriers to adolescent bariatric surgical evaluation and treatment.