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ArticleSeminars in pediatric surgery2020

The role of ethics consultation in decision making for bariatric surgery in pediatrics.

Richard E Boles, Jaime M Moore, Jacqueline J Glover

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Article in Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond surgery: a multimodal framework for a pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery program in a safety-net children's hospital.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Richard E BolesUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. Electronic address: RichardBoles@CUAnschutz.edu.
Jaime M MooreUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Jacqueline J GloverUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

NIDDK National Research Service Award (NRSA) T32 Diversity Administrative SupplementT32DK007658 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Kristen Elizabeth Boyle, Ihuoma U Eneli · 1991 to 2026
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NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007658
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The decision to pursue metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) for pediatric patients has become increasingly accepted by patients and their families and by health care professionals. The advancement of pre- and post-operative MBS guidelines, based on accumulating evidence for safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness help to map the clinical pathway for MBS consideration. Ethical issues remain possible for each case, however, and consultation with ethical experts can provide clarity in the consideration of MBS. Specifically, ethical issues related to principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence may need to be resolved based on patient characteristics, including preadolescent patients and those who present with intellectual disabilities. Institutions that offer MBS for pediatric patients will benefit from collaborating with ethics consultants to develop a structured approach that helps ensure that ethical principles have been adequately addressed for patients presenting for MBS.

Indexed as

Decision Making, SharedEthics ConsultationAdolescentBariatric SurgeryChildClinical Decision-MakingFemaleHumansMalePediatric ObesityAutonomyBeneficenceEthicsJusticeNon-maleficence

Identifiers

PMID32238293
PMCPMC8607297
OpenAlexW3000723980

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