Latin American Research on Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study.
Carlos J Toro-HuamanchumoCristian Morán-MariñosJorge L Salazar-AlarconShamir Barros-SevillanoMedalit E Huamanchumo-SuyonGustavo Salinas-SedoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
We performed a bibliometric analysis of Latin American documents published between 1984 to 2019 in Scopus-indexed journals. A total of 1856 documents were analyzed. The annual scientific production was 64 documents per year, with an annual increase rate of 15.9%. The countries with the highest scientific production on BS were Brazil (64.7%) and Chile (14.5%). Most of the publications were original (76.6%) and review articles (11.9%). The journal with the highest publication record was "Obesity Surgery" (25.8%). The extra-regional collaboration was mainly with the USA. In conclusion, Latin American scientific production on BS has shown a significant increase in recent years. However, more participation is needed, fostering intra-regional collaboration and involving universities and health institutions in BS research.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- mental health
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- randomized controlled trial
- health information
- weight gain
- risk assessment
- high fat diet induced
- social media
- surgical site infection
- health promotion