Title: Comparative Outcomes of ERAS and Conventional Methods in Laparoscopic Sleeve
Gastrectomy: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Saudi Arabia
Version: 3 Date: 27 Mar 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors have diligently addressed most critiques, particularly improving methodological
transparency and result presentation. The study’s strengths include its prospective design and
long-term follow-up, which are rare in ERAS literature. However, the remaining gaps in
discussing causality for reflux and potential biases require resolution to fully validate the
conclusions.
Decision: Minor Revision
Recommendations for Final Acceptance
Expand the Discussion to hypothesize ERAS-specific mechanisms influencing reflux.
Address survivorship bias in the 5-year follow-up analysis.
Provide p-values for baseline characteristics in Table 3.
Ensure all figures are included and properly labeled.
With these adjustments, the manuscript will be suitable for publication in BMC
Gastroenterology.
Title: Comparative Outcomes of ERAS and Conventional Methods in Laparoscopic Sleeve
Gastrectomy: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Saudi Arabia
Version: 3 Date: 27 Mar 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors have diligently addressed most critiques, particularly improving methodological
transparency and result presentation. The study’s strengths include its prospective design and
long-term follow-up, which are rare in ERAS literature. However, the remaining gaps in
discussing causality for reflux and potential biases require resolution to fully validate the
conclusions.
Decision: Minor Revision
Recommendations for Final Acceptance
Expand the Discussion to hypothesize ERAS-specific mechanisms influencing reflux.
Address survivorship bias in the 5-year follow-up analysis.
Provide p-values for baseline characteristics in Table 3.
Ensure all figures are included and properly labeled.
With these adjustments, the manuscript will be suitable for publication in BMC
Gastroenterology.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Comparative Outcomes of ERAS and Conventional Methods in Laparoscopic Sleeve
Gastrectomy: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Saudi Arabia
Version: 3 Date: 27 Mar 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors have diligently addressed most critiques, particularly improving methodological
transparency and result presentation. The study’s strengths include its prospective design and
long-term follow-up, which are rare in ERAS literature. However, the remaining gaps in
discussing causality for reflux and potential biases require resolution to fully validate the
conclusions.
Decision: Minor Revision
Recommendations for Final Acceptance
Expand the Discussion to hypothesize ERAS-specific mechanisms influencing reflux.
Address survivorship bias in the 5-year follow-up analysis.
Provide p-values for baseline characteristics in Table 3.
Ensure all figures are included and properly labeled.
With these adjustments, the manuscript will be suitable for publication in BMC
Gastroenterology.
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