Impact of electronic medical record utilization on obesity screening and intervention for obese patients with endometrial cancer.
Kayla Atessa ButtafuocoShilpa MokshagundamAnna HenricksSummer ShoreAlaina BrownLauren Shore PrescottPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2024)
Only half of obese endometrial cancer patients had documentation of obesity within the electronic medical record problem list. The electronic medical record could be leveraged to achieve compliance with weight loss interventions. Further investigation on how the electronic medical record can be optimized to help patients achieve weight loss is needed.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- endometrial cancer
- bariatric surgery
- obese patients
- end stage renal disease
- roux en y gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- gastric bypass
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- insulin resistance
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- peritoneal dialysis
- weight gain
- body mass index