Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery

• Main Author: Benotti, Peter N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Primary care (Medicine).; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.; Primary Care Medicine.

Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive and state of the art review of all aspects of the patient preparation process, The text reviews current literature and controversies involving sources of referrals and the difficulties encountered by primary care physicians in managi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Indications and Patient Referrals for Bariatric Surgery
• Patient Education and Informed Consent
• Initial Medical Evaluation
• Psychological and Behavioral Evaluation
• Comprehensive Medical Evaluation
• Nutrition I: Protein and Vitamins
• Nutrition II: Minerals
• Pregnancy
• Diagnostic Endoscopy: Perioperative
• Therapeutic Endoscopy
• Risk Assessment in Bariatric Surgery
• Management of the High-Risk Bariatric Surgery Candidate
• Anesthesia Considerations in Bariatric Surgery.