The Health Economic Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Versus a Community Weight Management Intervention Analysis from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Weight Trial (IIH:WT)

Background: The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Weight Trial (IIH:WT) established the efficacy of bariatric surgery as compared to a community weight management intervention in reducing intracranial pressure in active IIH. The aim of this cost-effectiveness analysis was to evaluate the economic impact of these weight loss treatments for IIH. Methods: IIH:WT was a five-year randomised, controlled, parallel group, multicentre trial in the...