Prior bariatric surgery in COVID-19–positive patients may be protective
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Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources This site is also an accredited Center of Excellence through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). Quality Improvement Programsuggested: NoneResults from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Our study does …
SciScore for 10.1101/2020.12.29.20248991: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources This site is also an accredited Center of Excellence through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). Quality Improvement Programsuggested: NoneResults from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Our study does have some limitations, such as its retrospective nature. Additionally, it is important to address that our study populations did have a significant difference in BMI. Several studies have shown morbid obesity to be an independent risk factor for critical illness due to COVID-19.30 Patients were intentionally not matched based on BMI since the main goal of bariatric surgery is to produce sustained weight loss. Instead, the intention was to evaluate the benefit of bariatric surgery by comparing patients who would qualify for bariatric surgery to their counterparts who had bariatric surgery and the benefit of sustained weight loss. Our data does include an adjusted multivariate analysis including BMI, race/ethnicity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, history of MI, and history of stroke. With this adjustment, a history of bariatric surgery still decreases the need for admission to the hospital independently of BMI. It is important to point out that obesity, as a chronic condition, should be managed with the same algorithm as other chronic conditions. This includes pharmacologic and conservative measures first, followed by procedural interventions if conservative measures are unsuccessful at affecting improvement in the patient. Therefore, in the patients with morbid obesity refractory to conservative measures such as diet, exercise, and pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery is a logical progression in their care and treatment of their chronic condition. Further...
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