Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
Abstract/ Overview
Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
Design: A prospective analysis of post-operative weight change of patients following oesophagectomy utilising body mass index (BMI).
Setting: The cardiothoracic unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.