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The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery - A Guide to Strategy and Techniques (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery - A Guide to Strategy and Techniques (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World
Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to
reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care
to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be
extremely challenging owing to the specific needs in respect of
logistics, facilities, and professional expertise. Appropriate care
has too often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of
established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually
have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with growing
demand. This book aims to provide guidance and helpful tips and
tricks on how to deal with obese patients within a general surgery
setting. Epidemiology, organizational and logistical aspects,
nursing issues, patient assessment, anesthesiology, and surgical
practicalities are expertly covered in the opening chapters.
Techniques of relevance to the general surgeon are described
according to anatomic region, covering the head and neck;
cardiothoracic and vascular system; upper and lower GI tract;
pancreas, liver and adrenal glands; urinary tract and kidneys; the
reproductive system; and the abdominal wall. Results achieved by
bariatric surgery worldwide are reviewed, and the book closes with
a chapter devoted to plastic and reconstructive surgery. The
Globesity Challenge to General Surgery highlights a need for global
rethinking on public health as regards resource allocation and
patterns and standards of care, improving outcomes through greater
affordability.
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