Prescribing preoperative weight loss prior to major non-bariatric surgery for patients with elevated weight: a national provider survey (PREPARE provider survey)
Although the majority of surgeons feel that obesity adversely impacts perioperative care, only one-third routinely discuss preoperative VLEDs with their patients. Opportunities to increase awareness and evaluate the impact of VLEDs on patient outcomes remain high.
Authors
- Sameer Parpia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-5622)
- Maisa Saddik
- Tyler McKechnie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-4096)
- Phillip Staibano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-9543)
- Cagla Eskicioglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3920-066X)
- Dennis Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1792-1255)
- Aristithes G. Doumouras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-3177)
- Mohit Bhandari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-4808)
- Olivia Kuszaj
- Alex Thabane
- Manon Guez
Institutions
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1529116
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00