Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26627215›Full record

ReviewCurrent obesity reports2015

Prevention of Weight Regain Following Bariatric Surgery.

Robert F Kushner, Kirsten Webb Sorensen

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Review in Current obesity reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Relationship between Eating Behavior, Quality of Life and Weight Regain in Women after Bariatric Surgery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  20. Endoscopic therapy of weight regain after bariatric surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert F KushnerDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Rubloff 9-976, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. rkushner@northwestern.edu.
Kirsten Webb SorensenCenter for Lifestyle Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, 675 N. St. Clair St. Galter Pavilion, Suite 17-250, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. kwebb1@nmff.org.
Northwestern Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for patients with severe or moderate obesity; however, long-term studies have identified that weight regain occurs post-operatively among a portion of patients. The underlying factors that influence weight regain following bariatric surgery are multifactorial and include endocrine/metabolic alterations, anatomic surgical failure, nutritional indiscretion, mental health issues, and physical inactivity. The extent and significance of these factors is currently uncertain and likely varies between individuals and the operative procedure performed. Multiple observational and non-randomized studies and a few randomized controlled trials have been reported that focus on improving post-operative weight loss. Across all of the behavioral and group support studies, patients in the treatment groups showed either no benefit or modestly greater weight loss than patients in the control groups. There are no randomized controlled trials that have specifically targeted weight regain. Additional clinical research is needed to identify etiological factors and interventional strategies.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryBody Weight MaintenancePostoperative PeriodWeight GainWeight LossHumansObesity, MorbidSelf-Help GroupsBariatric surgeryPreventionWeight lossWeight regain

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PMID26627215
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