Bookedited by Christopher Bouch, Jonathan Cousins.
Contents:
Section 1. Background to Obesity, Epidemiology and Anthropology
1. The Obesity Problem and its Relationship to Healthcare
2. Drivers of Obesity, Nutrition and Dietary Considerations
3. Body Morphology and Fat Distribution
4. Reports and Guidelines Related to the Morbidly Obese Patient
5. Education and Training in Peri-operative Care
Section 2. Pathophysiology of Obesity
6. Cardiovascular System Pathophysiology in Obesity
7. The Respiratory System and Airway Pathophysiology in Obesity
8. The Pathophysiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Morbidly Obese
9. Drug Compartments and Body Systems
10. Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome
Section 3. Pre-operative Assessment and Preparation
11. Airway Assessment in Obesity
12. Respiratory Assessment in Obesity
13. Cardiovascular Assessment in Obesity
14. Sleep Disordered Breathing: Assessment and Management in Obesity
15. Risk Assessment and Stratification for Obesity --16. Peri-operative Anaesthetic Implications in the Obese Child
17. Ward and Operating Room Equipment for the Obese
Section 4. Intra-operative Management
18. Patient and Operating Room Preparation for the Obese
19. Induction of General Anesthesia and Positioning in Obesity
20. The Rapid Sequence Induction: Myth and Obesity
21. Airway Management in Obesity
22. Maintenance of General Anaesthesia in Obesity
23. Techniques of Ventilation and the Pneumoperitoneum
24. Analgesic Techniques
25. Reversal and Emergence from Anaesthesia
26. The Morbidly Obese Parturient
27. Day Case Surgery for Obese Patients
28. Emergency Surgery and Trauma in the Obese
Section 5. Post-operative Care
29. Post-operative Recovery: Location and Potential Complications
30. Enhanced Recovery for the Obese Patient
31. Thromboprophylaxis for the Obese Surgical Patient
32. Peri-operative Management of the Obese Diabetic Patient
33. Nutritional Management of the Obese Surgical Patient
34. Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient
Section 6. Bariatric Surgery
35. Indications for Bariatric Surgery
36. Surgical Procedures for Weight Loss
37. Bariatric Surgery Complications
38. Anaesthesia for Bariatric Surgery
39. Management of Patients Post Bariatric Surgery
40. Paediatric Bariatric Surgery and Anaesthesia.