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Anesthetic management of the morbidly obese patient presenting for bariatric surgery differs significantly from that of the normal size patient undergoing similar procedures. Well-planned and rational management of patients undergoing bariatric surgery requires detailed knowledge of how morbid obesity affects anesthesia care. Not only the mechanical effects of the increased body size but also the physiological changes and comorbidities impact safe management and decision making by the anesthesiologist. The aim of this chapter is to provide the anesthesiologist with a practical approach to the problems that require special consideration in morbidly obese patients.

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  1. Multispecialty Division, Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Suite H3576, Stanford, CA, USA

    Hendrikus J. M. Lemmens MD, PhD

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3680, Stanford, CA, USA

    John M. Morton MD, MPH, FASMBS, FACS

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  2. Scottsdale Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

    Robin P. Blackstone

  3. Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive (BMI) Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    John M. Morton

  4. Bariatric Surgery, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia, USA

    Jaime Ponce

  5. Professor of Surgery and Chairman Department of General Surgery Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, USA

    Raul J. Rosenthal

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Lemmens, H.J.M., Morton, J.M. (2015). Anesthetic Considerations. In: Nguyen, N., Blackstone, R., Morton, J., Ponce, J., Rosenthal, R. (eds) The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3_8

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