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Review
. 2020 May 25:13:1813-1823.
doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S215157. eCollection 2020.

Perioperative Exercise Therapy in Bariatric Surgery: Improving Patient Outcomes

Sjaak Pouwels  1 , Elijah E Sanches  1 , Eylem Cagiltay  2 , Rich Severin  3   4   5 , Shane A Philips  5   6
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Perioperative Exercise Therapy in Bariatric Surgery: Improving Patient Outcomes

Sjaak Pouwels et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. .

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Abstract

Nowadays, obesity and related comorbidities like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome are considered one of the medical challenges of the 21st century. Even with the rise of bariatric and metabolic surgery, obesity and metabolic syndrome are reaching endemic proportions. Even in 2020, obesity is still a growing problem. There is increasing evidence that next to bariatric surgery, exercise interventions in the perioperative period could give extra beneficial effects. In this regard, effects on anthropometrics, cardiovascular risk factors and physical fitness. The aim of this review is to summarise effects of preoperative and postoperative exercise, tools for screening and directions for future research and implementations.

Keywords: bariatric surgery; exercise; metabolic surgery; obesity; postoperative outcomes.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Conceptual framework of perioperative exercise interventions in bariatric surgery. Purple line: patients who do not receive any perioperative exercise intervention. Orange line: patients who only receive preoperative exercise training. Blue line: patients who receive preoperative and postoperative exercise training.
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