Perioperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is fast becoming an efficient and safe method of weight reduction, especially for patients in whom conservative measures have failed. As the obese population of the world increases, so will the number of patients requesting or requiring surgical weight loss methods. Bariatric pati...
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| author | C. E. Owers Y. Abbas R. Ackroyd N. Barron M. Khan |
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| description | Bariatric surgery is fast becoming an efficient and safe method of weight reduction, especially for patients in whom conservative measures have failed. As the obese population of the world increases, so will the number of patients requesting or requiring surgical weight loss methods. Bariatric patients however have numerous co-morbidities that make their operative course more difficult, and therefore is important to have a good understanding of the important issues surrounding their pre, peri and post operative management. This article aims to educate the reader about optimal management of the bariatric surgical patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73f0e5294a2a4329b1775f37cd1e2a932025-08-20T02:06:48ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162012-01-01201210.1155/2012/781546781546Perioperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Bariatric SurgeryC. E. Owers0Y. Abbas1R. Ackroyd2N. Barron3M. Khan4Department of Upper GI Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S5 7AU, UKDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S5 7AU, UKDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S5 7AU, UKDepartment of Anaesthesia, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S10 2JF, UKDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S5 7AU, UKBariatric surgery is fast becoming an efficient and safe method of weight reduction, especially for patients in whom conservative measures have failed. As the obese population of the world increases, so will the number of patients requesting or requiring surgical weight loss methods. Bariatric patients however have numerous co-morbidities that make their operative course more difficult, and therefore is important to have a good understanding of the important issues surrounding their pre, peri and post operative management. This article aims to educate the reader about optimal management of the bariatric surgical patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/781546 |
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| title | Perioperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery |
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