If the Only Tool is a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail—Diversifying the Analytical Approaches of Data from Primary Research for Better Understanding of Effectiveness, Outcomes and Impacts of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

There is a notable increase in metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) procedures, the numbers of patients treated, and volume of scientific articles published. However, it is not clear whether there is a parallel diversification in the analytic approaches employed in published MBS research. The current study appraised this point.

Using the Obesity Surgery journal’s website, we undertook a rapid scoping review of random recently published original quantitative primary research. The approaches used for data analyses were noted and categorized.