TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bouch, Christopher (ed)
AU  - Cousins, Jonathan (ed)
TI  - Core topics in anaesthesia and peri-operative care of the morbidly obese surgical patient
SN  - 1107163285
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - OBESITY, surgery
KW  - ANAESTHETICS
N1  - Formerly CIP; text; still image
N2  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An essential read for healthcare providers across all disciplines, this book is a comprehensive guide to the perioperative management of the obese patient. Providing practical guidance on specific aspects of physiology, pharmacology and anaesthetic technique, it addresses the increasing prevalence of obese patients in both elective and emergency settings and the need for a definitive text on the perioperative care for these patients. With content mapped to the Royal College of Anaesthetists learning matrices, the book covers key topics such as: * Epidemiology of obesity * Pathophysiology of obesity * Pre-operative assessment * Intra- operative management * Post-operative care * Bariatric surgery
ER  -