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Chapter 23 - Care of the Bariatric Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2022

By
Hannah Abbott
Edited by
Daniel Rodger ,
Kevin Henshaw ,
Paul Rawling  and
Scott Miller
Daniel Rodger
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Perioperative Practice, London South Bank University
Kevin Henshaw
Affiliation:
Associate Head of Allied Health Professions, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Paul Rawling
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Perioperative Practice, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Scott Miller
Affiliation:
Consultant Anaesthetist, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust
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Summary

This chapter explains the challenges involved with bariatric surgery and how they can be navigated to optimise patient care. Due to the increasing global rates of obesity, increasing numbers of bariatric patients are presenting for surgery. Obesity is associated with several physiological and psychological effects, and it is essential that these are considered in order to plan and deliver safe, effective, patient-centred perioperative care.

Keywords

ObesityBariatricCardiovascularMorbidityWeightPhysiologyDiabetesAnaesthesiaPatient positioningManual handling
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Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice , pp. 255 - 263
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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