Overview of the Last 71 Years of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Content Analysis and Meta-analysis to Investigate the Topic and Scientific Evolution

• Published in: Obesity surgery 2024-05, Vol.34 (5), p.1885-1908
• Main Authors: Corrêa, Erica L., Cotian, Luís F. P., Lourenço, Jordam W., Lopes, Caroline M., Carvalho, Deborah R., Strobel, Rodrigo, Junior, Osiris C., Strobel, Kamyla M., Schaefer, Jones L., Nara, Elpídio O. B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bariatric Surgery - methods; Bibliographic coupling; Bibliometrics; Body mass index; Content analysis; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Literature reviews; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolism; Obesity; Obesity - surgery; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Open source software; Physical Examination; Quality of Life; Review; Scientometrics; Surgery; Trends; Weight control
• ISSN: 0960-8923; 1708-0428; 1708-0428
• DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07165-w

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, and bariatric surgery has become increasingly popular due to its effectiveness in treating it. Therefore, understanding this area is of paramount importance. This article aims to provide an understanding of the development of the topic related to procedures, content, data, and status. To achieve this objective, a literature review and a bibliometric analysis were conducted. The methods provided insight into the current state and relevant topics over time. In conclusion, the article provided the identification of the transformation of the research field, initially focused only on physical aspects, to a more complex approach, which also incorporates psychological and social aspects and the correlation between obesity, bariatric surgery, and quality of life. Graphical abstract