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22.04.2020 | Letter to Editor/LED Reply
Response to Mocanu et al. Ongoing Inconsistencies in Weight Loss Reporting Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review. Obesity Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-03702-6Mocanu
verfasst von:
Valentin Mocanu, Awrad Nasralla, Jerry Dang, Mack Jacobson, Noah Switzer, Karen Madsen, Daniel W. Birch, Shahzeer Karmali
Erschienen in:
Obesity Surgery
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Ausgabe 8/2020
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We thank Dr. Finer for the kind feedback and comments regarding our recent manuscript which identified significant discrepancies for primary outcome reporting in nearly one-third of reviewed bariatric randomized controlled trials. In our manuscript, we proposed mandatory root variable reporting of three pre- and post-operative “core variables”: (1) weight, (2) BMI, and (3) waist circumference. We argue that by enforcing mandatory reporting of these key variables, all other variables may then be calculated to allow for a meaningful comparison of primary outcomes between studies. …