Optimizing perioperative care in bariatric surgery patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 979-990

  Lemanu, Daniel P ^a   Srinivasa, Sanket ^a   Singh, Primal P ^a   Johannsen, Sharon ^a   MacCormick, Andrew D ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Enhanced recovery after surgery; ERAS; Perioperative care

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROLYTE; ENOXAPARIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INFUSION FLUID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ONDANSETRON; REMIFENTANIL;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AIRWAY; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DIET RESTRICTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILIZATION; MULTIMODAL POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84862601261     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0648-6     Document Type: Review

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