ArticleFrontiers in surgery2025
Preoperative remote consultation for a green bariatric surgery: can telemedicine be safe for patients and sustainable for the environment?
Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Virtual Preoperative Education in Bariatric Surgery: Patient Acceptance and Travel-Related Carbon Savings.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic revision after one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB): a 4-years experience in a single high-volume bariatric surgery center in northern Italy.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: The increasing emphasis on sustainability and digitalization has brought telemedicine to the forefront, particularly in bariatric surgery. This study evaluates the safety, clinical effectiveness and environmental impact of telemedicine for patients with obesity eligible for bariatric surgery. Materials and methods: A total of 338 patients underwent remote consultations via Zoom in 2023. Median age was 38 years (±4); 70% of patients were female. Mean BMI before surgery was 43 kg/m Results: Remote consultations reduced total travel emissions from 50,766.01 kg to 17.73 kg CO Conclusion: Telemedicine in bariatric surgery is safe, effective, and significantly reduces environmental impact. Remote consultations did not alter clinical decisions or outcomes. Wider adoption could benefit from dedicated digital tools to enhance patient care and sustainability.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
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.