Implementation of a very low calorie diet program into the pre-operative model of care for obese general elective surgery patients: Outcomes of a feasibility randomised control trial.
Greta HollisRobert FranzJudith D BauerJack J BellPublished in: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (2020)
The pre-operative VLCD program produced clinically meaningful rapid weight loss pre-surgery and improved quality of life without an excessive loss of MM.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- quality improvement
- bariatric surgery
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- roux en y gastric bypass
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- ejection fraction
- gastric bypass
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- weight gain
- primary care
- adipose tissue
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- study protocol
- physical activity
- open label
- randomized controlled trial
- insulin resistance
- health insurance
- atrial fibrillation