Tugba N Oden, Nihal Celikturk Doruker, Fatma Demir Korkmaz
Perioperative Health Care Professionals' Knowledge of Evidence-Based Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia Management
Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
bariatric surgery effective treatment severe obesity affording significant improvements weight loss healthrelated quality life however bariatric surgeons views whether certain preoperative factors predict improvements postoperative healthrelated quality life ones largely unknown crosssectional survey study examined views 58 bariatric surgeons australia new zealand total 18 factors selected exploration based mention literature participants rated extent thought preoperative factors would improve postoperative healthrelated quality life responses showed bariatric surgeons held diverse perspectives revealed lack consensus regarding predictive factors generally respondents agreed better average health literacy higher socioeconomic status good physical psychological health positive social support predictors improved healthrelated quality life following surgery however poor eating behaviours smoking use alcohol substances deemed negative predictors interestingly aside higher socioeconomic status good psychological health positive social support none aforementioned views aligned existing literature study offers initial insight bariatric surgeons views influence different preoperative factors postoperative healthrelated quality life array views identified suggests may opportunity medical education findings warrant caution due sample size replication larger survey may useful especially predicted healthrelated quality life outcomes could guide decisions regarding surgical nonprogression