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- Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient
- Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Background to Obesity, Epidemiology and Anthropology
- Section 2 Pathophysiology of Obesity
- Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System Pathophysiology in Obesity
- Chapter 7 The Respiratory System and Airway Pathophysiology in Obesity
- Chapter 8 The Pathophysiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Morbidly Obese
- Chapter 9 Drug Compartments and Body Systems
- Chapter 10 Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome
- Section 3 Pre-operative Assessment and Preparation
- Section 4 Intra-operative Management
- Section 5 Post-operative Care
- Section 6 Bariatric Surgery
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - The Respiratory System and Airway Pathophysiology in Obesity
from Section 2 - Pathophysiology of Obesity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2018
- Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient
- Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Background to Obesity, Epidemiology and Anthropology
- Section 2 Pathophysiology of Obesity
- Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System Pathophysiology in Obesity
- Chapter 7 The Respiratory System and Airway Pathophysiology in Obesity
- Chapter 8 The Pathophysiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Morbidly Obese
- Chapter 9 Drug Compartments and Body Systems
- Chapter 10 Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome
- Section 3 Pre-operative Assessment and Preparation
- Section 4 Intra-operative Management
- Section 5 Post-operative Care
- Section 6 Bariatric Surgery
- Index
- References
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- Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient , pp. 36 - 39Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018