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Anesthesia in Bariatric Surgery

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Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

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The majority of bariatric procedures are now performed by laparoscopy. Although this surgical approach is considered minimally invasive, the anesthetic management of any obese patient, whether undergoing laparotomy or laparoscopy, is always complex. There are many special considerations regarding care of these patients that every anesthesiologist must be familiar with in order to ensure a successful outcome. Clear evidence-based guidelines for anesthetic management do not exist, despite the fact that obese patients routinely undergo all types of surgical and invasive diagnostic procedures. This chapter will discuss anesthesia for laparoscopic bariatric surgery as practiced at my institution.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Jay B. Brodsky MD

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  1. General and Emergency Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Marcello Lucchese

  2. Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Nicola Scopinaro

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Brodsky, J.B. (2015). Anesthesia in Bariatric Surgery. In: Lucchese, M., Scopinaro, N. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15356-8_11

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