Letter to Editor regarding “preoperative liver shrinking diet for bariatric surgery may impact wound healing: A randomized controlled trial”

Many insurance carriers require preoperative nutritional treatment and weight loss attempt before approving the patient for bariatric surgery [1,2]. Although this requirement has been set, in the absence of class I evidence, for a duration of 6 to 12 months, physician-mandated weight loss before bariatric surgery is aimed at reducing surgical risk and evaluating patients ’ adherence to postoperative lifestyle modifications [1]. The timely publication by Chakravartty et al. [3] in the last issue of Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders entitled “Preoperative liver shrinking diet for bariatric surgery may impact wound healing: a randomized controlled trial” addresses this area of interest.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research