“…In the study sample, this tendency was also verified (mean weight of 62.72 ± 9.09 kg, ranging from 46 to 97 kg), despite the use of high doses of glucorticoids as part of the immunosuppressive therapy to which the weight gain of these patients has been attributed. The weight loss that occurs in this period could be associated with the catabolic effects of surgery, fluid loss or decreased food ingestion in the immediate postoperative period 4 .…”