Nutritional Considerations for Patients With Renal Failure Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy

Obesity is highly prevalent in patients with renal disease, as it contributes to or accelerates the progression of kidney disease and is frequently a barrier to kidney transplantation. Patients with renal disease have unique dietary needs due to various metabolic disturbances resulting from altered processing and clearance of nutrients. They also frequently present with physical disability, resulting in difficulty achieving adequate weight loss through lifestyle modifications. Therefore, kidney transplant candidates may benefit from bariatric surgery, particularly sleeve gastrectomy (SG), as the safest, most effective, and long-lasting weight loss option to improve comorbidities and access to transplantation.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - August 18, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rachael R. Majorowicz, Abdallah Attia, Heather M. Bamlet, Deborah J. Clegg, Tayyab Diwan, Avery E. Erickson, Yogish C. Kudva, Shauna Levy, Anil S. Paramesh, Danielle Tatum, Aleksandra Kukla, Collaborative on Obesity Research in Transplantation (CORT) Tags: Practical Aspects Source Type: research