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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.
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 to date often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of
established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually
have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with the demand
among the general population. This book therefore provides a wealth
of guidance and helpful tips and tricks on how to deal with obese
patients within a general surgery setting. Importantly, it
highlights the need for global rethinking on public health as
regards resource allocation and patterns and standards of care,
with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes through greater
affordability.
Increased intra abdominal pressure as used in laparoscopic surgery
produces various changes in the human organism. This book provides
surgeons and anesthesiologists with a complete overview on these
changes and the consequences for the patient in the perioperative
and postoperative period. Special emphasis is laid on the
management of pneumoperitoneum related complications.
This book is intended for medical students and surgical trainees
such as surgical residents and fellows. It provides a practical
preparation guide for common surgical procedures. Operations are
divided into twelve sections that cover commonly performed general
surgery operations such as bariatric, breast, cardiothoracic,
colorectal, minimally invasive, and more. The chapters included in
these sections aim to assist residents and fellows in facilitating
memorization of the operation sequence and movements required to
perform a given task. It will also help enhance skill development
in the operating room. Written by residents and highly experienced
attending surgeons, Mental Conditioning to Perform Common
Operations in General Surgery Training: A Systematic Approach to
Expediting Skill Acquisition and Maintaining Dexterity in
Performance provides a comprehensive systematic approach to
performing surgical procedures.
The fully updated 2nd edition of this textbook continues to serve
as a comprehensive guide for information dealing with the
ever-evolving field of bariatric surgery. The chapters are written
by experts in the field and include the most up-to-date
information, including new sections on quality in bariatric
surgery, endoscopic surgery, and management of bariatric
complications. This new edition continues to cover the basic
considerations for bariatric surgery, the currently accepted
procedures, outcomes of bariatric surgery including long-term
weight loss, improvement and resolution of comorbidities, and
improvement in quality of life. Other special emphasis is given to
the topics of metabolic surgery and surgery for patients with lower
BMI. In addition, new endoscopic bariatric procedures including the
gastric balloons, endoscopic revisional procedures, and newer
pharmacotherapy for obesity are reviewed.The ASMBS Textbook of
Bariatric Surgery Second Edition will continue to be a leading
source of scientific information for surgeons, physicians,
residents, students, and integrated health members today and for
years to come.
Addressing young surgeons and surgical residents, this text atlas
gives a quick overview of how to perform advanced laparoscopic
procedures. The main steps of the operations are richly illustrated
and the text provides detailed information on technical aspects of
these procedures.
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