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 | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- ambulatory surgery
- morbid obesity
- obstructive sleep apnea
- patient selection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine