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Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Management
e fi rst edition of Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Manage ment, published in 2005, was heralded as an important and timely comprehensive review of perioperative care of morbidly obese surgical patients. Adrian Alvarez has built on the success of the fi rst book and, with the help of three new editors, has presented a concise and well-written text about the complexities of dealing with morbidly ...
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Anaemia and allogeneic blood transfusions in surgical patients are associated with poor outcomes. Patient blood management (PBM) has been developed as an evidence-based clinical tool, by which clinicians can optimise anaemia, manage peri-operative bleeding, avoid unnecessary blood transfusion and improve patient outcome. This article aims to highlight the recent updates regarding evidence-based...
متن کاملSurgical management of morbid obesity.
Obesity imposes devastating health and financial tolls on society and those who suffer from it. Despite the growing awareness of the problem, the obesity epidemic, along with its associated complications, continues to expand at an alarming rate (1). The current nomenclature used to measure an individuals degree of obesity is BMI, which is calculated by dividing weight (in kilograms) by the squa...
متن کاملPeri-operative management of obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in the bariatric surgical population. The condition has a negative effect on long-term health. OSA may require treatment with ventilatory aids such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines. Surgical treatment of OSA is also possible. Bariatric operations, and the weight loss they produce, result in improvements in various measurable param...
متن کاملThe peri-operative management of atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia frequently seen in surgical patients. The onset of new atrial fibrillation during the peri-operative period is less common. There are many possible precipitating factors, although volatile agents themselves may have an antifibrillatory action. The management of atrial fibrillation includes removal of any precipitating factors and treatment of the arrhy...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq208