Are morbidly obese patients suitable for ambulatory surgery?

Tiffany Sun Moon; Girish P. Joshi

doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000266

Are morbidly obese patients suitable for ambulatory surgery?

Tiffany Sun Moon, Girish P. Joshi

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Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that carefully selected morbidly obese patients can safely undergo surgery on an ambulatory basis. Individualized evaluations taking into account patient-related factors, surgery-related factors, and anesthesia-related factors should dictate which patients are appropriate for ambulatory surgery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-145
Number of pages	5
Journal	Current opinion in anaesthesiology
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000000266
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

ambulatory surgery
morbid obesity
obstructive sleep apnea
patient selection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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10.1097/ACO.0000000000000266

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