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| Title |
Commercial Very Low Energy Meal Replacements for Preoperative Weight Loss in Obese Patients: a Systematic Review
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| Published in |
Obesity Surgery, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11695-016-2167-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lynda J. Ross, Siobhan Wallin, Emma J. Osland, Muhammed Ashraf Memon |
| Abstract |
This systematic review assessed feasibility and effectiveness of preoperative meal replacements to improve surgical outcomes for obese patients. PRISMA guidelines were followed and electronic databases searched for articles between January 1990 and March 2015. Fifteen studies (942 participants including 351 controls) were included, 13 studies (n = 750) in bariatric patients. Adverse effects and dropout rates were minimal. Ten out of 14 studies achieved 5-10 % total weight loss. Six of six studies reporting liver volume achieved 10 % reduction. Endpoints for perioperative risks and outcomes were too varied to support definitive risk benefit. Commercial meal replacements are feasible, have minimal side effects and facilitate weight loss and liver shrinkage in free-living obese patients awaiting elective surgery. A reduction in surgical risk is unclear. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 69 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 28% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 25% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Psychology | 2 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 April 2016.
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