D. Pournaras

Most-cited papers

1. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

   Erik Stenberg, L. F. dos Reis Falcão, M. O'Kane, R. Liem +6 more

   2022World Journal of Surgery437 citations Open access

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2. Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Second IFSO Global Registry Report 2013–2015

   R. Welbourn, D. Pournaras, J. Dixon, Kelvin D. Higa +7 more

   2018Obesity Surgery224 citations

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3. Elective peri‐operative management of adults taking glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists, glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors: a multidisciplinary consensus statement

   K. El-Boghdadly, J. Dhesi, Philippa Fabb, N. Levy +8 more

   2025Anaesthesia140 citations Open access

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4. Defining Global Benchmarks in Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis of Minimally Invasive Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

   D. Gero, D. Raptis, W. Vleeschouwers, S. L. van Veldhuisen +40 more

   2019Annals of Surgery112 citations Open access

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5. Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy (E-Vac): A Treatment Option in Oesophagogastric Surgery

   D. Pournaras, R. Hardwick, P. Safranek, V. Sujendran +3 more

   2018World Journal of Surgery94 citations Open access

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6. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

   James C Tom EF Adesoji Adewale Ehab Sattar Alexis P Brit Glasbey Abbott Ademuyiwa Adisa AlAmeer Alshryda Ar, J. Glasbey, T. Abbott, A. Ademuyiwa +496 more

   2022The Lancet67 citations Open access

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7. Identifying molecular mediators of the relationship between body mass index and endometrial cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis

   E. Hazelwood, E. Sanderson, Vanessa Y. Tan, K. Ruth +11 more

   2021BMC Medicine66 citations Open access

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8. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

   Adewale Michael Aneel Christina Dhruv James Parvez J C All Adisa Bahrami-Hessari Bhangu George Ghosh Glasbey, A. Adisa, M. Bahrami-Hessari, A. Bhangu +496 more

   2023British Journal of Surgery62 citations Open access

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9. 30-day morbidity and mortality of sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and one anastomosis gastric bypass: a propensity score-matched analysis of the GENEVA data

   R. Singhal, V. Cardoso, Tom Wiggins, J. Super +421 more

   2021International Journal of Obesity53 citations Open access

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10. Developing Integrated Clinical Pathways for the Management of Clinically Severe Adult Obesity: a Critique of NHS England Policy

    J. Hazlehurst, J. Logue, H. Parretti, S. Abbott +3 more

    2020Current Obesity Reports52 citations Open access

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11. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score

    I J I L A N A D E N N H M T M D K A A A C A C R M M Dajti Valenzuela Boccalatte Gemelli Smith Dudi-Ven, I. Dajti, J. Valenzuela, L. A. Boccalatte +496 more

    2021British Journal of Surgery43 citations Open access

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12. Sex, race, and BMI in clinical trials of medications for obesity over the past three decades: a systematic review.

    Moath S Alsaqaaby, Sarah Cooney, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras

    2024The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology38 citations

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13. Weight Management Interventions for Adults With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

    S. Abbott, Fiona Chan, Abd A. Tahrani, Sui H. Wong +6 more

    2023Neurology37 citations Open access

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14. 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries

    R. Singhal, C. Ludwig, G. Rudge, G. Gkoutos +423 more

    2021Obesity Surgery37 citations Open access

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15. Food Intake Following Gastric Bypass Surgery: Patients Eat Less but Do Not Eat Differently

    M. B. E. Livingstone, T. Redpath, F. Naseer, A. Boyd +9 more

    2022Journal of NutriLife36 citations Open access

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16. Identification of the source events for aerosol generation during oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy

    F. Gregson, A. Shrimpton, F. Hamilton, T. Cook +5 more

    2021Gut36 citations Open access

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17. Higher body mass index raises immature platelet count: potential contribution to obesity-related thrombosis

    L. Goudswaard, L. Corbin, K. Burley, A. Mumford +8 more

    2022Platelets27 citations Open access

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18. Global 30-day morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer: GRACE study

    M. Abouelazayem, R. Jain, Michael Wilson, A. Martinino +486 more

    2024Surgical Endoscopy26 citations

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19. Review of Advances in Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy: Implications for a Multimodal Treatment Approach with Metabolic Surgery

    Alexis C. Sudlow, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras

    2019Obesity Surgery26 citations

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20. Correction to: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

    Erik Stenberg, L. F. dos Reis Falcão, M. O'Kane, R. Liem +6 more

    2022World Journal of Surgery24 citations Open access

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21. The metabolic benefits of different bariatric operations: what procedure to choose?

    A. Sudlow, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras

    2020Endocrine Connections24 citations Open access

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22. Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models

    M. Edwards, S. Graziadio, J. Shore, N. Schmitz +6 more

    2023BMC Surgery23 citations Open access

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23. Review of multimodal treatment for type 2 diabetes: combining metabolic surgery and pharmacotherapy

    A. Sudlow, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras

    2019Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism23 citations Open access

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24. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity (By-Band-Sleeve): a multicentre, open label, three-group, randomised controlled trial

    Sally Abbott, B. Adams, S. Agrawal, Ahmed R. Ahmed +133 more

    2025The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology22 citations Open access

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25. Perioperative Interventions to Prevent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Marginal Ulcers After Bariatric Surgery — an International Experts’ Survey

    S. Chiappetta, C. Stier, O. Ghanem, Barham Abu-Dayyeh +92 more

    2023Obesity Surgery17 citations

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26. Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study

    Enoch Ruth A. Edward J. Govind John Stefano George Gavin Akowuah Benson Caruana Chetty Edwards Forlani Grad, E. Akowuah, Ruth A. Benson, E. Caruana +496 more

    2021Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery17 citations Open access

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27. Exploring patient beliefs and perceptions regarding obesity as a disease, obesity causation and treatment

    Andrew Grannell, F. Fallon, D. Pournaras, C. L. le Roux

    2020Irish Journal of Medical Science16 citations

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28. Development of a Bariatric Surgery Core Data Set for an International Registry

    K. Coulman, K. Chalmers, J. Blazeby, J. Dixon +7 more

    2023Obesity Surgery15 citations Open access

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29. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding with liraglutide in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes (GLIDE): a pilot randomised placebo controlled trial

    Claudia Coelho, Laurence J. Dobbie, James Crane, Abdel Douiri +10 more

    2023International Journal of Obesity15 citations Open access

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30. The Management of Biliary Disease in Patients with Severe Obesity Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery—An International Expert Survey

    M. Kermansaravi, S. Shikora, B. Dillemans, Marina S. Kurian +83 more

    2024Obesity Surgery13 citations

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31. Fascial defect closure versus bridged repair in laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Y. Tryliskyy, C. S. Wong, I. Demykhova, V. Tyselskyi +3 more

    2021Hernia13 citations

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32. PANC Study (Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study): national cohort study examining the first 30 days from presentation of acute pancreatitis in the UK

    Angeliki Aditya Aarti Aayush Abdalla Abdul Abdul Abdullah B Kosti Borakati Varma Gupta Mustafa Hakeem Quddus S, A. Kosti, A. Borakati, A. Varma +477 more

    2023BJS Open11 citations Open access

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33. Simulation of gastric bypass effects on glucose metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with the Sleeveballoon device

    J. Casella-Mariolo, L. Castagneto-Gissey, Giulia Angelini, A. Zoli +7 more

    2019EBioMedicine11 citations Open access

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34. ThyPROgr: the Greek edition of the ThyPRO questionnaires for patients with benign thyroid diseases

    G. Mintziori, T. Watt, S. Veneti, Athanasios Panagiotou +8 more

    2018HORMONES11 citations Open access

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35. Variation in the commissioning of specialist weight management services and bariatric surgery across England: Results of a freedom of information‐based mapping exercise across the 42 integrated Care Systems of England

    M. Elhariry, Pranav Iyer, Nadya Isack, Bernado Sousa +8 more

    2025Clinical Obesity9 citations Open access

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36. Role of vitamin D supplementation in modifying outcomes after surgery: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

    A. Patel, Edward J. Caruana, James Hodson, Rory Morrison +15 more

    2024BMJ Open9 citations Open access

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37. "From evidence to practice" - Insights from the multidisciplinary team on the optimal integration of GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity management services.

    Adrianna Brown, Duane Mellor, Janine Makaronidis, Emma Shuttlewood +2 more

    2024Nutrition Bulletin9 citations Open access

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38. Variation and outcomes of liver-reducing dietary regimens before bariatric surgery: a national retrospective cohort study.

    S. Abbott, Charlotte Price, D. Pournaras, K. Coulman

    2022Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases9 citations Open access

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39. Cost-effectiveness of bariatric and metabolic surgery, and implications of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom

    T. Galvain, S. Patel, M. Kabiri, S. Tien +2 more

    2021Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases9 citations Open access

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40. Long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with diabetes

    A. Sudlow, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras

    2020Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism9 citations

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41. Metabolic adaptation following gastric bypass surgery: results from a 2-year observational study

    F. Naseer, Shu-Dong Zhang, Alex Miras, T. Redpath +9 more

    2024International Journal of Obesity8 citations Open access

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42. Minimally Invasive Extended Totally Extraperitoneal Versus Transabdominal Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Y. Tryliskyy, I. Demykhova, A. Kebkalo, D. Pournaras

    2023Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A8 citations

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43. Say what you mean, mean what you say: The importance of language in the treatment of obesity

    Naomi M. Fearon, A. Sudlow, C. L. le Roux, D. Pournaras +1 more

    2022Obesity8 citations

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44. Effect of Preoperative Weight Loss and Baseline Comorbidity on Short-Term Complications and Reoperations After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 2,067 Patients

    T. Wiggins, D. Pournaras, Elena Priestman, Alan Osborne +8 more

    2021Obesity Surgery8 citations

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45. Pain intensity and prognosis of acute pancreatitis in an international, prospective study

    C. S. Knoph, A. Drewes, L. Kuhlmann, N. Joseph +366 more

    2025British Journal of Surgery7 citations Open access

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46. Assessing economic investment required to scale up bariatric surgery capacity in England: a health economic modelling analysis

    James Baker-Knight, D. Pournaras, K. Mahawar, R. Welbourn +4 more

    2024BMJ Open7 citations Open access

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47. Elective surgical services need to start planning for summer pressures

    M. Picciochi, J. Glasbey, Elizabeth Li, S. Kamarajah +250 more

    2023British Journal of Surgery7 citations Open access

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48. Bariatric surgery: the GP's role in long-term post-bariatric surgery follow-up.

    R. Mears, K. Coulman, D. Pournaras, D. Sharp

    2021The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners7 citations Open access

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49. Perceived Benefits of Bariatric Surgery: Patient Perspectives

    Moath S Alsaqaaby, Khaled Alabduljabbar, Heshma Alruwaili, K. Neff +3 more

    2024Obesity Surgery6 citations

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50. Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study.

    S. Kamarajah, Omar Kouli, W. Ng, R. Pius +496 more

    2026Lancet Global Health5 citations Open access

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