Scientific and Public Interest in Bariatric Surgery for Obesity: The Italian Scenario

IF 0.9 Q4 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Chiara Mazzone, Salvatore Pezzino, Maria Sofia, Giorgia Litrico, Iacopo Sarvà, Marcello Agosta, Gaetano La Greca, Saverio Latteri
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Background: Obesity is an escalating concern in our society. Bariatric surgery appears to be the only feasible alternative for severe obesity. This study aims to conduct an integrative analysis of the Italian context concerning bariatric surgery, with a specific focus on the surgical procedures of sleeve gastrectomy, mini-gastric bypass, and gastric bypass. Methods: The analysis is based on bibliometric data extracted from the Scopus database to find Italian publications in this field from 2012 to 2022. Along with scientific interest, it is essential to assess the level of public interest in these topics. Google Trends is the most extensively utilized free tool for the analysis of online behavior. Using Google Trends data, we analyzed the amount of internet volume searches (Relative Search Volume = RSV) for the Italian terms “sleeve gastrectomy”, “mini-gastric bypass” and “gastric bypass”, both temporally (from 2012 to 2022 years) and geographically. Furthermore, to illustrate the Italian landscape, we compared Google Trends data with data from the Italian registry “Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità e delle malattie metaboliche” (SICOB), which includes information about bariatric surgery procedures performed in the country. Results: Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the scientific literature on sleeve gastrectomy, mini-gastric bypass, and gastric bypass surgeries in Italy. Google Trends data has shown an increase in online public interest in these surgical procedures, from 2012 to 2022. The examination of the Google Trends information combined with the SICOB data demonstrated a remarkable association between the two data sets. Conclusions: Bariatric surgery has increased quickly in Italy in terms of scientific research and surgical interventions. The analysis of Google Trends data in conjunction with data from SICOB has revealed an interesting correlation between the two datasets therefore, Google Trends can be useful for estimating the demand for bariatric surgical procedures.
科学和公众对肥胖减肥手术的兴趣:意大利的情况
背景:肥胖是我们社会日益关注的问题。减肥手术似乎是治疗严重肥胖的唯一可行选择。本研究旨在对意大利减肥手术的背景进行综合分析,特别关注袖式胃切除术、小型胃旁路术和胃旁路术的手术方法。方法:从Scopus数据库中提取文献计量学数据,查找2012 - 2022年该领域的意大利出版物。除了科学兴趣之外,还必须评估公众对这些主题的兴趣程度。谷歌趋势是最广泛使用的免费工具,用于分析在线行为。利用谷歌趋势数据,我们分析了意大利术语“袖式胃切除术”、“迷你胃旁路”和“胃旁路”的互联网搜索量(相对搜索量= RSV),包括时间(从2012年到2022年)和地理位置。此外,为了说明意大利的情况,我们将谷歌趋势数据与意大利登记处“societ Italiana di Chirurgia dell ' obesitobe delle malattie metaboliche”(SICOB)的数据进行了比较,其中包括该国进行的减肥手术程序的信息。结果:在过去的十年中,意大利关于袖式胃切除术、小型胃旁路术和胃旁路术的科学文献显著增加。谷歌趋势数据显示,从2012年到2022年,在线公众对这些外科手术的兴趣有所增加。结合对Google Trends信息和SICOB数据的检查表明,这两个数据集之间存在显著的关联。结论:意大利的减肥手术在科学研究和手术干预方面增长迅速。对Google Trends数据和SICOB数据的分析揭示了两个数据集之间有趣的相关性,因此,Google Trends可以用于估计减肥手术的需求。
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