African Research Output Within the Top 5 Vascular Surgery Journals.

Background: With Africa's population growth and an epidemiological shift from communicable to non-communicable diseases, there is an urgent need to expand vascular surgery capacity across the continent. Despite a high disease burden, Sub-Saharan Africa contributes less than 1% of the global surgical research, with significant challenges in surgical infrastructure, access to consumables, and limited research output. This study assesses the publication output of African authors in the top five vascular surgery journals and explores trends in African vascular research.

Awareness of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Among Medical Students and House Officers in Lagos, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Background Obesity poses a significant public health challenge globally as it is a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) has proven to be a reliable method for ensuring sustained weight loss and sometimes resolution of obesity-related diseases. However, its uptake and utilization in Nigeria are low due to a variety of reasons, one of which may be insufficient knowledge and exposure to surgical methods of weight loss in medical school curricula.