Enhanced Recovery After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - a Randomised Controlled Trial

Enhanced Recovery After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - a Randomised Controlled Trial

The investigators wish to standardise and optimise perioperative care for consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss. The investigators will compare patients under a standardised perioperative care program to patients who undergo routine perioperative in our hospital and determine whether patients who had optimised perioperative care went home earlier and had fewer complications.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing laparascopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss by surgeons who have agreed to participate in the study
• Surgery occurs at Manukau Surgery Centre

Exclusion Criteria:

• Surgery not occuring in Manukau Superclinic