ReviewCurrent obesity reports2017
Evidence Base for Optimal Preoperative Preparation for Bariatric Surgery: Does Mandatory Weight Loss Make a Difference?
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Preoperative Weight Loss: Helpful, Harmful or Irrelevant?Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Weight Gain Is Not Related to Lower Postoperative Weight Loss, But to Lower Total Weight Loss up to 3 Years After Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- SICOB-endorsed national Delphi consensus on obesity treatment optimization: focus on diagnosis, pre-operative management, and weight regain/insufficient weight loss approach.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Weighing in on heart failure: the potential impact of bariatric surgery.Heart failure reviews · 2022Review
- Preoperative Weight Loss as a Predictor of Bariatric Surgery Postoperative Weight Loss and Complications.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2022Article
- Nutritional Management in Bariatric Surgery Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Effect of Preoperative Weight Loss and Baseline Comorbidity on Short-Term Complications and Reoperations After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 2,067 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Nutritional Assessment and Preparation for Adult Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Clinical Practice.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Review
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- [Quality of indications in bariatric surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
- Open letter to insurance companies regarding mandatory in-office visit weight documentation in an era of COVID-19.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2020Article
- Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity.Nature medicine · 2020Review
- Pre-surgical Weight Loss Predicts Post-surgical Weight Loss Trajectories in Adolescents Enrolled in a Bariatric Program.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Effectiveness, Compliance, and Acceptability of Preoperative Weight Loss with a Liquid Very Low-Calorie Diet Before Bariatric Surgery in Real Practice.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPreoperative weight loss regimens prior to bariatric surgery have been a routine and common practice for many centers, in the US and around the world. The mandated participation in such programs has largely been influenced by loco-regional payer requirements. The relationship between adherence to a mandatory weight loss regimen and achieved preoperative weight loss as well as the clinical impact of preoperative weight loss on bariatric outcomes remains uncertain. RECENT
findingsThis review examines the available current literature, in the context of previous findings, regarding the impact of mandated preoperative weight loss regimens and mandatory weight loss on bariatric outcomes. The reviewed studies do not provide sufficient evidence that mandatory participation in a preoperative weight loss regimen prior to bariatric surgery is associated with achieved weight loss or durable bariatric outcome benefit. Preoperative weight loss, when achieved, may confer a positive benefit on postoperative complications; however, this is not a consistent finding in the literature and requires further validation. The practice of mandating participation in a preoperative weight loss regimen or requiring mandatory weight loss prior to bariatric surgery is not supported by current literature and may serve as an obstacle to medically necessary and potentially life-saving treatment.
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