Jones, Alexander D and Waterland, Peter W and Powell-Brett, Sarah and Super, Paul and Richardson, Martin and Bowley, Douglas M (2016) Preoperative Very Low-Calorie Diet Reduces Technical Difficulty During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Obese Patients. Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, 26 (3). pp. 226-9. ISSN 1534-4908. This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK HEFT Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c using their Athens Login
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This study investigates the effectiveness of preoperative very low-calorie diet (VLCD) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A prospective observational study of consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was undertaken. At the preoperative visit, all patients were advised to adhere to VLCD for 2 weeks before surgery (<800 kcal/d). Patients were judged to have complied with the VLCD if weight loss >2 kg. Technical difficulty was assessed using questionnaires. A total of 38 patients met the inclusion criteria. Difficulty of visualization and dissection of Calot's triangle in obese patients was twice that of nonobese patients (P=0.01). In 62% of procedures involving obese VLCD noncompliant patients, the surgeon experienced ≥1 area of technical difficulty, compared with 0% of procedures on obese, compliant patients (P=0.018). Difficulty of dissection of the gallbladder bed was 3 times higher in obese, noncompliant patients, compared with obese, compliant patients (P=0.07). Adherence to a 2-week preoperative VLCD may reduce technical difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK HEFT Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c using their Athens Login |
Subjects: | WO Surgery |
Divisions: | Planned IP Care > General Surgery |
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Depositing User: | Mrs Caroline Tranter |
Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2017 12:18 |
Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2017 12:18 |
URI: | http://www.repository.heartofengland.nhs.uk/id/eprint/1167 |
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