Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient

Name: Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient
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ISBN: 9781107603332

ISBN-10: 1107603331

ISBN-13: 9781107603332

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jay B. Brodsky, Hendrikus J. M. Lemmens

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Description:

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…

Book details

List price: $84.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 146
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.25" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Hendrikus J. M. Lemmens is Professor of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.



Preface



General considerations



Introduction to obesity



Pre-operative considerations



Intra-operative management



Pharmacologic considerations



Post-operative management



Anesthesia for specific procedures



Anesthesia, obesity and abdominal and pelvic operations



Anesthesia, obesity and cardiovascular surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and thoracic surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and neurosurgery



Anesthesia, obesity and orthopedic surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and oral, head and neck surgery (OHNS)



Anesthesia, obesity and plastic and reconstructive surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and ophthalmic surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and obstetrics



Anesthesia, obesity and ambulatory surgery



Anesthesia, obesity and out-of-OR procedures


Index