Key result
Perioperative bariatric care requires comprehensive assessment, postoperative monitoring, complication management, and follow-up.
This narrative review outlines the perioperative care requirements for bariatric surgery, including preoperative assessment and postoperative management.
May guide bariatric perioperative protocols; leaves open need for prospective trials to validate components.
This review will start with a brief pathophysiology of obesity and the requirement for bariatric surgery, and it continues with a preoperative assessment, which includes a surgical mortality risk assessment, respiratory and cardiovascular assessments, and a psychological assessment. In-hospital postoperative care will be discussed, including which patients need a surgical intensive care unit and the monitoring tools required. The need for postoperative medications, postoperative complications, strategies for management, and a follow-up plan are also reviewed. This manuscript is written in a narrative review form with a chance of bias as a possible limitation.
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Rudiman et al. (2024) conducted a review in Obesity. Perioperative care for bariatric surgery was evaluated. Perioperative care for bariatric surgery requires comprehensive preoperative assessment, postoperative monitoring, management of complications, and structured follow-up.
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