# Assessing the need for a protocol in monitoring weight loss and nutritional status in orthognathic surgery based on patients experiences
> Ruslin M.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/pub_scopus_85013152336
Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry
Tahun terbit: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.53354
ISSN: 19895488
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 12

## Authors
- Ruslin M.

## Abstract
BACKGROUND: To investigate retrospectively the orthognathic surgery (OGS) patients experience in weight loss and the influence of gender, age, duration of the surgical procedure, length of hospital stay, location of surgery and use of intermaxillary fixation (IMF) or without IMF on postoperative weight loss. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 4487 patients treated by OGS where all patients visited the outpatient clinic one, three and six weeks after the surgical procedure. After six weeks, patients filled out a questionnaire in which weight loss was addressed. The patients were asked to give an estimate of their experiences weight loss. The population was first divided in two groups weight loss and no weight loss. RESULTS: In the weight loss group there is no significant difference in weight loss between patients with IMF and patients without IMF. In the weight loss group there were significantly more females then males. Further, in the subgroup IMF the operation time was significantly longer compared with the subgroup without IMF. The other parameters including age and hospital stay were not different in the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Assessing, protocol, weight loss, experiences, orthognathic surgery.

## Keywords
- Weight loss
- Medicine
- Orthognathic surgery
- Body weight
- Surgery
- Blood loss
- Population
- Pediatrics
- Internal medicine
- Obesity
- Environmental health

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