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October 7, 2017British Medical BulletinOpen Access

Perioperative management of the obese surgical patient

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Key result

This review outlines the perioperative management of obese surgical patients, spanning from preoperative assessment to postoperative intensive care.

Population

Obese surgical patients

Design

Review

Authors

LLLaura LangUniversity of California, San FranciscoKPKrishna N. ParekhHoward Hughes Medical InstituteBTBeatrice TsuiUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Implication

Outlines perioperative strategies for obese patients; leaves open controversies such as the obesity paradox.

Structured PICO

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Population
Obese surgical patients
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Intervention
Perioperative management (preoperative assessment to postoperative intensive care)

This review outlines the perioperative management of obese surgical patients, highlighting areas of agreement and controversy such as the obesity paradox.

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Lang et al. (2017) conducted a review in Obesity in surgical patients. Perioperative management was evaluated. This review outlines the perioperative management of obese surgical patients, spanning from preoperative assessment to postoperative intensive care.

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