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The prevalence of obesity, an important risk factor for various
diseases, has increased markedly worldwide in recent years. The
results of long-term dietary behavioural therapy, however, remain
sadly inadequate, with a relapse rate of about 90%. Surgery is
still the only effective treatment for these patients. The annual
number of weight loss operations performed in the United States in
the early 1990s totaled only about 16,000, but by 2005 the figure
exceeded 200,000. The anesthetic care of severely obese patients
entails particular issues, and difficulties are believed to
escalate in the presence of co-morbidities. Despite this, outcome
data in respect of anesthetic care and pain management are still
scarce. Anesthetic Management of the Obese Patient considers a wide
range of important practical issues and controversies. Key
questions in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative
management are carefully addressed, and different approaches are
evaluated, casting light on their effectiveness and limitations.
Written by world leaders in the field, this book will be an
invaluable aid for anesthesiologists.
The world is experiencing an obesity epidemic. In both
industrialized and emerging countries, the percentage of adults and
children with obesity is increasing annually. It is no longer
unusual to encounter a patient with extreme or morbid obesity in
the operating room; these patients are routinely scheduled for
every type of surgical procedure. Everyone involved in the
peri-operative management of the surgical patient with morbid
obesity - surgeons, anesthesiologists, internists, psychologists,
nurses, nutritionists, respiratory therapists - must be aware of
the special needs of these patients. Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative
Management, 2nd edition considers the perioperative care of the
morbidly obese patient, from preoperative preparation to
intraoperative management and through to their postoperative
course. Edited by leading experts in the management of the morbidly
obese surgical patient, Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Management,
second edition, provides clear, practical clinical guidance on the
management of the extremely obese surgical patient.
The prevalence of obesity, an important risk factor for various
diseases, has increased markedly worldwide in recent years. The
results of long-term dietary behavioural therapy, however, remain
sadly inadequate, with a relapse rate of about 90%. Surgery is
still the only effective treatment for these patients. The annual
number of weight loss operations performed in the United States in
the early 1990s totaled only about 16,000, but by 2005 the figure
exceeded 200,000. The anesthetic care of severely obese patients
entails particular issues, and difficulties are believed to
escalate in the presence of co-morbidities. Despite this, outcome
data in respect of anesthetic care and pain management are still
scarce. Anesthetic Management of the Obese Patient considers a wide
range of important practical issues and controversies. Key
questions in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative
management are carefully addressed, and different approaches are
evaluated, casting light on their effectiveness and limitations.
Written by world leaders in the field, this book will be an
invaluable aid for anesthesiologists.
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