Anesthetic management of the obese surgical patient

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Label

Anesthetic management of the obese surgical patient

Statement of responsibility

Jay B. Brodsky, Hendrikus J.M. Lemmens

Creator

• Brodsky, Jay B

Contributor

• Lemmens, Hendrikus J. M

Subject

• Anesthesia -- methods
• Obesity -- Surgery
• Obesity -- complications
• Patient Positioning
• Surgical Procedures, Operative
• Anesthesia -- Complications

Language

eng

Summary

"The global obesity epidemic is growing in severity, affecting people of every age and costing healthcare providers millions of dollars every year. Every day, anesthesiologists are presented with obese and morbidly obese patients undergoing every type of surgical procedure; the management of these patients differs significantly from that of normal weight patients undergoing the same procedure. Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient discusses these specific management issues within each surgical specialty area. Initial chapters describe pre-operative assessment and pharmacology; these are followed by detailed chapters on the anesthetic management of a wide variety of surgical procedures, from joint replacement to open heart surgery. Essential reading for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists worldwide, Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient and its companion work by the same authors, Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Management, enable both trainees and practised professionals to manage this complex patient group effectively"--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DNLM/DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

RD82.5

LC item number

.B76 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

NLM call number

WO 200