Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36382169›Full record

ReviewAustralian prescriber2022

Bariatric surgery and medicines: from first principles to practice.

Teresa Girolamo, Rosemary Allin

Erratum issuedOpen access · diamondAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Australian prescriber, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Early Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Brain Functionality.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Teresa Girolamo
Rosemary Allin
American Pharmacists Association · USUniversity of Adelaide · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a major public health issue with significant health and financial costs. Almost one in three Australian adults are living with obesity Bariatric surgery can have a role in the management of obesity. There is evidence for its effectiveness in preventing or reversing chronic health conditions The type of bariatric surgery can significantly impact the absorption, distribution, metabolism or elimination of orally administered drugs. Some changes can be predicted from pharmacokinetic and physiological effects, but management should be individualised The effect of weight loss itself after bariatric surgery may require drug doses to be altered A review of the patient's medicines and ongoing follow-up are important before and after surgery to ensure optimal outcomes.

Indexed as

bariatric surgerymalabsorption syndromesobesitypharmacokinetics

Identifiers

PMID36382169
PMCPMC9584784
OpenAlexW4297394207

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.