RSSCategory: Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery

Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Morbid Obesity

| November 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is authored by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient. Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. […]

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Reports, Registries, and Education in Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient—A European Update

| September 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is authored by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient. Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. […]

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Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery: Addressing Challenges

Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery: Addressing Challenges

| June 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is authored by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient. Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts […]

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Obesity, Surgery, and Perioperative Inflammation Research: Where is it Going?

| April 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dr. Schumann is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Airway Management in Bariatric Surgery: A Challenge for Anesthesiologists

Airway Management in Bariatric Surgery: A Challenge for Anesthesiologists

| February 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts This ongoing column is authored by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient. […]

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Highlights from the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiolgists October 15–19, 2011 Chicago, Illinois

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts by Stephanie B. Jones, MD, and Roman Schumann, MD

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Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery–NEW COLUMN!

Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery–NEW COLUMN!

| October 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts This Month: An Update on Anesthesia by Mike Margarson, FRCA, MD

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Bariatric Surgery: What Your Anesthesiologist  Needs to Know and Do

Bariatric Surgery: What Your Anesthesiologist Needs to Know and Do

| October 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

by Babatunde Ogunnaike, MD Dr. Ogunnaike is Associate Professor and Chief of Anesthesia Services at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. The success of bariatric perioperative care depends on a team of dedicated healthcare personnel working together toward optimal patient care. Important aspects of the bariatric surgery that are crucial to […]

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Regional Anesthesia and Obesity

| February 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Pedro P. Tanaka, MD, PhD, and Jay B. Brodsky, MD Both from the Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.

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