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Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2021

Open Access 01-04-2021 | Bariatric Surgery | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Regarding the Impact of ADHD on Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors: Magnus Strømmen, Christian A. Klöckner

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2021

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Obesity Surgery last year published the systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of ADHD on outcomes following bariatric surgery, authored by Mocanu and colleagues [1]. We read this with great interest, as there is still little evidence on how patients with ADHD benefit from bariatric surgery. When reading the review, we questioned whether one of the included studies actually met the criteria for inclusion. As the review only consisted of five studies, an erroneous inclusion may be significant for the conclusion drawn by the authors. …
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Mocanu V, Tavakoli I, MacDonald A, et al. The impact of ADHD on outcomes following bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Surg. 2019;29(4):1403–9.CrossRef
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Altfas JR. Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment. BMC Psychiatry. 2002;2(1):9.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Letter to the Editor Regarding the Impact of ADHD on Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors
Magnus Strømmen
Christian A. Klöckner
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05127-6

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