Peri-operative management of the obese surgical patient 2015: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia

Guidelines are presented for the organisational and clinical peri-operative management of anaesthesia and surgery for patients who are obese, along with a summary of the problems that obesity may cause peri-operatively. The advice presented is based on previously published advice, clinical studies a...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2015-07, Vol.70 (7), p.859-876
Main Authors: Nightingale, C E, Margarson, M P, Shearer, E, Redman, J W, Lucas, D N, Cousins, J M, Fox, W T A, Kennedy, N J, Venn, P J, Skues, M, Gabbott, D, Misra, U, Pandit, J J, Popat, M T, Griffiths, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia - methods
Anesthesiology
Bariatric Medicine
Female
Guidelines
Humans
Ireland
Male
Obesity - surgery
Perioperative Care - methods
Societies, Medical
United Kingdom
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Summary:Guidelines are presented for the organisational and clinical peri-operative management of anaesthesia and surgery for patients who are obese, along with a summary of the problems that obesity may cause peri-operatively. The advice presented is based on previously published advice, clinical studies and expert opinion.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/anae.13101