Controversies in the Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient [Paperback]

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.In this book, leading experts in anesthesia address a wide range of important practical issues and controversies in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management of obese patients. Analyzes the effectiveness and limitations of many approaches.

SECTION 1: ?Introduction?????

1.Should Anesthesiologists Managing Morbidly Obese Patients Receive Special Education and Training?

2.How should obesity be measured and how should anesthetic drug dosage be calculated?

SECTION 2: Preoperative Concerns

3.What are the Important Perioperative Risk Factors for Morbidly Obese Patients?

4. Does Every Morbidly Obese Patient Need a Complete Preoperative Workup?

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