Review article

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2017.319

Specific issues in anesthesia of obese patients.

Višnja Nesek Adam orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-4136 ; University Hospital «Sveti Duh», Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Važanić ; Croatian Institute of Emergency Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Ingrid Prkačin ; University Hospital «Merkur«, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The treatment of obesity requires an interdisciplinary approach that includes a wide range of dietary measures, changes in life habits, physical activity, and the use of various medications. Most of these measures, however, only result in a limited and temporary loss of body mass, which is one of the reasons for an increasing tendency towards resorting to surgical treatment or bariatric surgery. Bariatric procedures change the capacity and anatomy of the digestive system and are recommended as treatment for obesity in persons with a BMI above 40 kg/m2 or persons with a BMI above 35 kg/m2 with concomitant diseases such as arterial hypertension, diabetes, or cardiorespiratory disorders.

Keywords

obesity; anesthesia; surgical treatment

Hrčak ID:

185346

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/185346

Publication date:

21.7.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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