Impact of Close-Kin Experience with Metabolic Bariatric Surgery on Patient Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Middle East
Patients with close kin referrals have similar early outcomes but show better postoperative care adherence, which may contribute to reduced late complication risks; though further studies are needed to confirm this finding.
Authors
- Alfredo D. Guerrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4632-1681)
- Gabriela Restrepo-Rodas
- John Rodriguez
- Carlos Abril (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-509X)
- Juan S. Barajas‐Gamboa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-4893)
- Gabriel Díaz Del Gobbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1006-007X)
- Matthew Kroh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-1503)
- Javed Raza
- Maryam Al Zubaidi
- Mohammed Abdallah
- Ricard Corcelles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1966-4187)
- Juan Pablo Pantoja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-3167)
- Nada Mahmoud
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Khalifa University of Science and Technology (AE)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-025-08073-3
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00