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Anaesthesia for obesity
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This chapter discusses the anaesthetic management of obesity surgery (bariatric surgery). It begins with an introduction to obesity surgery, risk scoring, indications for when obesity surgery should be offered, a discussion of common co-morbidities, airway considerations, handling and positioning, pharmacology, and thromboprophylaxis. Surgical procedures covered include intragastric balloon insertion and removal, gastric banding, gastric bypass, and sleeve gastrectomy.
Title: Anaesthesia for obesity
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This chapter discusses the anaesthetic management of obesity surgery (bariatric surgery).
It begins with an introduction to obesity surgery, risk scoring, indications for when obesity surgery should be offered, a discussion of common co-morbidities, airway considerations, handling and positioning, pharmacology, and thromboprophylaxis.
Surgical procedures covered include intragastric balloon insertion and removal, gastric banding, gastric bypass, and sleeve gastrectomy.
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