Anaesthesia for bariatric surgery

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Keywords:

bariatric surgery, anaesthesia, obesity

Abstract

Obesity is a global epidemic posing a major public health and economic problem.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016.2

Author Biography

KK Purbhoo, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Helen Joseph Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Published

2022-11-15

Issue

FCA Refresher Course 2022

Section

FCA Refresher Course

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