Controversies in the Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Should Anesthesiologists Managing Morbidly Obese Patients Receive Special Education and Training?....Pages 3-13
How Should Obesity be Measured and How Should Anesthetic Drug Dosage be Calculated?....Pages 15-30
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What are the Important Perioperative Risk Factors for Morbidly Obese Patients?....Pages 33-40
Does Every Morbidly Obese Patient Need a Complete Preoperative Workup?....Pages 41-51
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Considerations from Anesthesiologists....Pages 53-67
Is a Full Cardiac Workup Indicated for Morbidly Obese Patients with Cardiac Disease?....Pages 69-80
How and When Should Diabetes in the Obese Patient be Treated?....Pages 81-90
How Should You Manage Anti-Hypertensive Drugs in Morbidly Obese Surgical Patients?....Pages 91-101
Should all Morbidly Obese Patients be Evaluated for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?....Pages 103-110
Are MO Patients at Increased Risk for Gastric Acid Aspiration?....Pages 111-120
What is the Role for Preoperative Physical Training and Respiratory Kinesitherapy in Obese Surgical Patients?....Pages 121-128
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Which Intraoperative Monitors are Essential for the Obese Surgical Patient?....Pages 131-139
What is the Optimal Position for Induction of Anesthesia for a Morbidly Obese Patient?....Pages 141-144
Do All Morbidly Obese Patients Have a “Difficult” Airway?....Pages 145-156
What is the Best Way to Induce General Anesthesia in Obese Patients?....Pages 157-168
Do Supraglottic Airways Have a Role in the Anesthetic Management of Obese Patients?....Pages 169-177
Is Protective Lung Ventilation Safe in Morbidly Obese Patients?....Pages 179-198
Does Choice of Inhaled Anesthetic Agent Matter?....Pages 199-209
What is Optimal Fluid Management of the Obese Surgical Patient?....Pages 211-218
What are the Challenges of Laparoscopy in Morbid Obese Patients?....Pages 219-226
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Is There a Role for Regional Anesthesia in the Obese Patient?....Pages 227-238
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Should Obese Surgical Patients be Recovered in an ICU or PACU? Should all Postoperative MO Patients be Monitored During Their Entire Hospitalization?....Pages 241-254
Is Postoperative Opioid Analgesia Safe for Obese Patients?....Pages 255-259
What is the Role of Analgesic Adjuncts in Obese Patients?....Pages 261-267
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Can Morbidly Obese Patients Safely Undergo Surgery at an Outpatient Surgery Center?....Pages 271-276
What Physiological Changes Occur After Bariatric Surgery and are They Important to the Anesthesiologist?....Pages 277-289
Which Anesthetic (General or Regional) is Safest for a Caesarean Section in a Morbidly Obese Parturient?....Pages 291-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-303