Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Management

The world is experiencing an obesity epidemic; in both industrialized and emerging, countries the percent of adults and children with obesity is increasing annually.

Adrian Alvarez is Professor of Anesthesia and Staff Anesthesiologist at the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jay B. Brodsky is Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine and Medical Director of Perioperative Services at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, USA.
Hendrikus J.M. Lemmens is Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
John M. Morton is Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Quality at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, USA.