Preoperative Very Low-Calorie Diet and Operative Outcome After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Multicenter Study

• Published in: Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) Vol. 146; no. 11; pp. 1300 - 1305
• Main Authors: Van Nieuwenhove, Yves, Dambrauskas, Zilvinas, Campillo-Soto, Alvaro, van Dielen, Francois, Wiezer, René, Janssen, Ignace, Kramer, Michael, Thorell, Anders
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Caloric Restriction - methods; Diet; Digestive system. Abdomen; Endoscopy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastric Bypass - methods; Gastrointestinal surgery; General aspects; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Laparoscopy; Male; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Morbidity; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - diet therapy; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Preoperative Care - methods; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Single-Blind Method; Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Weight control; Weight Loss - physiology; Sweden; Netherlands; Belgium; Lithuania; Spain; Medicine; Randomization; Prognosis; Multicenter study; Bariatric surgery; Evolution; Laparoscopy; Endoscopy; Preoperative; Very low calorie diet

HYPOTHESIS A 14-day very low-calorie diet (VLCD) regimen before a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure will improve perioperative and postoperative outcomes. DESIGN Multicenter, randomized, single-blind study. SETTING Five high-volume bariatric centers in Sweden, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Spain,...