Salman Al‐Sabah

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Salman Al‐Sabah is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Salman Al‐Sabah has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 17 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Salman Al‐Sabah's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (40 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (20 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers). Salman Al‐Sabah is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (40 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (20 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers). Salman Al‐Sabah collaborates with scholars based in Kuwait, Canada and United Kingdom. Salman Al‐Sabah's co-authors include Sulaiman Almazeedi, Sarah Al‐Youha, Mohammad H. Jamal, Mohannad Al‐Haddad, Robin Kinsman, Ronald S. L. Liem, Peter Walton, Richard Welbourn, Marianne Hollyman and Jacqués Himpens and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Salman Al‐Sabah

87 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Fourth IFSO Global Registry Report 2018

2018 546 citations Richard Welbourn, Marianne Hollyman et al. Obesity Surgery profile →

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Shailendra Singh United States

Muhammed Ashraf Memon United Kingdom

Robert Wyllie United States

Pradeep Chowbey India

Robert J. Touloukian United States

Zhamak Khorgami United States

Peter Small United Kingdom

Daniel L. Dent United States

Kenneth S. Azarow United States

Raymond J. Joehl United States

Shailendra Singh United States

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76 ×0.4

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Salman Al‐Sabah

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Jamal, Mohammad H., et al.. (2024). Semaglutide and Tirzepatide for the Management of Weight Recurrence After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery. 34(4). 1324–1332. 20 indexed citations

Al‐Sabah, Salman, Irina Al‐Khairi, Mohammad H. Jamal, et al.. (2024). Effect of Dual Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor Agonist (Tirzepatide) versus Bariatric Surgery on Weight Loss and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Medical Principles and Practice. 33(5). 478–490. 4 indexed citations

Al‐Sabah, Salman, et al.. (2023). The economic impact of obesity in Kuwait: a micro-costing study evaluating the burden of obesity-related comorbidities. Journal of Medical Economics. 26(1). 1368–1376. 1 indexed citations

Alsafran, Salman, et al.. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgeons’ and Surgical Residents’ Caseload, Surgical Skills, and Mental Health in Kuwait. Medical Principles and Practice. 31(3). 224–230. 5 indexed citations

Alfouzan, Wadha, Muna Almaslamani, Salman Al‐Sabah, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Management of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in an Era of Emerging Multi-Drug Resistance: Perspectives from 5 Gulf Countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(3). 89–101. 1 indexed citations

Welbourn, Richard, Marianne Hollyman, Robin Kinsman, et al.. (2021). Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015–2018. Obesity Surgery. 31(6). 2391–2400. 27 indexed citations

Al‐Serri, Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Association between the lipoprotein lipase rs1534649 gene polymorphism in intron one with Body Mass Index and High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(8). 4717–4722. 6 indexed citations

Al‐Sabah, Salman, et al.. (2021). Intra-gastric balloons – The past, present and future. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 63. 102138–102138. 16 indexed citations

Al‐Sabah, Salman, Mohannad Al‐Haddad, Sarah Al‐Youha, Mohammad H. Jamal, & Sulaiman Almazeedi. (2020). COVID ‐19: Impact of obesity and diabetes on disease severity. Clinical Obesity. 10(6). e12414–e12414. 52 indexed citations

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Welbourn, Richard, Marianne Hollyman, Robin Kinsman, et al.. (2018). Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Fourth IFSO Global Registry Report 2018. Obesity Surgery. 29(3). 782–795. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chouillard, Élie, et al.. (2018). Changing the quality of life in old age bariatric patients. Cross-sectional study for 79 old age patients. International Journal of Surgery. 54(Pt A). 236–241. 2 indexed citations

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Al‐Sabah, Salman, Eliana Al Haddad, & Haris Khwaja. (2018). The prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in bariatric surgeons. Surgical Endoscopy. 33(6). 1818–1827. 28 indexed citations

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Chouillard, Élie, et al.. (2016). Single-Incision Laparoscopy Could Be Better than Standard Laparoscopy in Right Colectomy for Cancer. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 26(5). 371–378. 13 indexed citations

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Chouillard, Élie, et al.. (2015). Laparoscopic Gastric Plication (LGP) as an Alternative to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) in Patients with Morbid Obesity: A Preliminary, Short-Term, Case-Control Study. Obesity Surgery. 26(6). 1167–1172. 20 indexed citations

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Al‐Sabah, Salman, et al.. (2015). Efficacy of intragastric balloon for the management of obesity: experience from Kuwait. Surgical Endoscopy. 30(2). 424–429. 12 indexed citations

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Aljiffry, Murad, et al.. (2014). Laparoscopic-assisted one-stage resection of rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis utilizing a pfannenstiel incision. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology. 20(5). 315–315. 2 indexed citations

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Almazeedi, Sulaiman, et al.. (2013). Routine Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography Before Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: the Findings. Obesity Surgery. 24(3). 397–399. 15 indexed citations

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Samoukovic, Gordan, et al.. (2011). Laparoscopic Splenectomy in a Patient with a Heartmate ^® II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 21(6). 535–538. 9 indexed citations

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Al‐Sabah, Salman, Paul Goldberg, & Salman T. Qureshi. (2007). Pasteurella multocida septic shock following liver transplantation treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated). Transplant Infectious Disease. 9(3). 233–236. 10 indexed citations

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Al‐Sabah, Salman & Nicolas V. Christou. (2007). Intussusception after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 4(2). 205–209. 13 indexed citations

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