Anaesthetic considerations and management of the obese patient presenting for bariatric surgery

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-23

  O'Neill, Tanya ^a   Allam, Joanna ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity; Pre operative assessment

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; ENOXAPARIN; FENTANYL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MORBID OBESITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBESITY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 73649125388     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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