- Contents
- Front matter
- Chapter 1 Definitions, social trends, and epidemiology
- Chapter 2 Physiology of obesity, molecular, and medical approaches
- Chapter 3 Obesity and systemic physiology
- Chapter 4 Obesity co-morbidities
- Chapter 5 Disorders of sleep and respiratory control in obesity: perioperative assessment and management
- Chapter 6 Anaesthetic pharmacology and obesity
- Chapter 7 Pre-operative assessment and preparation
- Chapter 8 Practical conduct of anaesthesia and the anaesthetic environment
- Chapter 9 Obesity and the airway
- Chapter 10 Recovery and post-operative care
- Chapter 11 Bariatric surgery and post-operative outcome
- Index
This practical online reference offers a concise introduction to the basic science and major clinical issues facing the anaesthetist when dealing with the overweight and obese patient.
- About the Authors
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Mark Bellamy, Professor of Critical Care Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
Michel Struys, Professor in Anaesthesia and Research Coordinator, Department of Anaesthesia, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Disclaimer
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Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.
