This book provides evidence-based guidance for nutrition care in the treatment of patients before and after bariatric surgery, during weight stabilization, and in lifelong follow-up care. It discusses common gastrointestinal complications that could lead to nutrition support, when to use enteral nutrition vs parenteral nutrition, and nutrient requirements. It also includes information regarding tube and formula selection, and parenteral nutrition access, administration, and monitoring. Written by experts working in the bariatric or obesity field, the ASPEN Publications Review Committee recommends this resource as a quick reference for daily practice.
Highlights:
- Recommendations for complex patients (kidney disease, diabetes, pregnancy, nutrition deficiencies)
- Managing parenteral and enteral nutrition
- Expanded information on endoscopic weight loss therapies: balloons, aspiration therapies, and revisional procedures performed endoscopically
- Useful, concise information is easy to find in boxes, tables, and figures throughout the book
- New appendix on nutrition counseling and education tools
- Continuing education credits available for dietitians
Contents:
- Overview of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Evaluation and Nutrition Care of Preoperative Patients
- Nutrition Care in the Immediate Postoperative Period
- Nutrition Care During Weight Stabilization
- Inadequate Weight Loss and Weight Regain After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
- Special Considerations After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Nutrition Support Therapy After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Editors:
Kellene A. Isom, PhD, MS, RD, CAGS; Melissa C. Majumdar, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics │ ISBN: 978-0-88091-191-7 │ Copyright: 2021 │ Format: Spiralbound │ Pages: 355
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