RE: Contraindications to surgery

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Please post replies to list. Thank you!brigittebibeau <brigittebibeau@...> wrote: What kind of things are we as RD's looking for when assessing a pt prior to surgery? When would you determine a pt is not a good candidate for surgery? Thanks,Brigitte

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A few things I look for are 1. diet

history- have they made any good attempts in the past, if not then why? And then

I put them on a supervised diet for 3-6 months to determine if they can be

compliant. 2. history of eating disorder would also be a trigger. Not that they

wouldn’t be a good candidate for gastric bypass but you may need to get

more info about that. 3. how they understand the information and diet

progression. Some patients just cannot grasp the importance of sticking with

each diet phase and how much of a lifestyle change this surgery can be. These

are just some things I keep my eyes open for. Not that I wouldn’t

recommend them for surgery but they may need to be followed longer before

clearing them for surgery to determine if they are going to able to do this.

Hope this helps….i would like to

hear what others have to say.

Amy

Re:

Contraindications to surgery

Please post replies to list. Thank you!

brigittebibeau

<brigittebibeau@...> wrote:

What

kind of things are we as RD's looking for when assessing a pt

prior to surgery? When would you determine a pt is not a good

candidate for surgery?

Thanks,

Brigitte

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