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Nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery. 2007

D J Davies, and J M Baxter, and J N Baxter

Dept. of Surgery, UHW, Cardiff, UK.

A current review of nutritional complications following bariatric procedures is presented, focusing on the most common and clinically important deficiencies. A brief outline of nutritional supplementation protocol is presented, highlighting the need for a standardized, national or international set of guidelines for pre- and postoperative nutritional screening and appropriate supplementation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002118	Calcium	A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes.	Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D005494	Folic Acid Deficiency	A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)	Deficiency, Folic Acid,Acid Deficiencies, Folic,Acid Deficiency, Folic,Deficiencies, Folic Acid,Folic Acid Deficiencies
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000090463	Iron Deficiencies	Deficient amounts of iron in the body as a result of blood loss, diets deficient in iron, or an iron uptake or storage disorder.	Hypoferritinemia,Iron Deficiency,Latent Iron Deficiency,Sideropenia,Deficiencies, Iron,Deficiencies, Latent Iron,Deficiency, Iron,Deficiency, Latent Iron,Hypoferritinemias,Iron Deficiencies, Latent,Iron Deficiency, Latent,Latent Iron Deficiencies,Sideropenias
D001361	Avitaminosis	A condition due to a deficiency of one or more essential vitamins. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Vitamin Deficiency,Deficiency, Vitamin,Avitaminoses,Deficiencies, Vitamin,Vitamin Deficiencies
D044342	Malnutrition	An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.	Malnourishment,Nutritional Deficiency,Undernutrition,Malnourishments,Nutritional Deficiencies
D050110	Bariatric Surgery	Surgical procedures aimed at affecting metabolism and producing major WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with MORBID OBESITY.	Bariatric Surgeries,Bariatric Surgical Procedures,Metabolic Surgery,Stomach Stapling,Bariatric Surgical Procedure,Metabolic Surgeries,Procedure, Bariatric Surgical,Procedures, Bariatric Surgical,Stapling, Stomach,Surgeries, Bariatric,Surgeries, Metabolic,Surgery, Bariatric,Surgery, Metabolic,Surgical Procedure, Bariatric,Surgical Procedures, Bariatric