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Patient Selection, Preoperative Assessment, and Preparation

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Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

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The overall safety of bariatric surgery has steadily improved as technology and experience with these procedures have evolved. Mortality and complication rates have fallen dramatically as a result of improvements in surgical technique (including minimally invasive strategies), better patient monitoring and anesthetic management, and increased recognition of the unique perioperative needs of the severely obese surgical patient. Outcome results have also improved with a better understanding of the importance of preoperative screening and patient preparation.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Tarnoff Michael MD (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Julie Kim MD (Assistant Professor) & Scott Shikora MD (Professor)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Lerner College of Medicine, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  3. Department of Surgery Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

    Bruce D. Schirmer MD (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery) (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery)

  4. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Stacy A. Brethauer MD (Staff Surgeon) (Staff Surgeon)

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Michael, T., Kim, J., Shikora, S. (2007). Patient Selection, Preoperative Assessment, and Preparation. In: Schauer, P.R., Schirmer, B.D., Brethauer, S.A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_8

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