DESCRIPTION:
As bariatric procedures become more commonplace, the safety and quality of bariatric surgery continues to rise. Risk factors remain inconsistent from hospital to hospital and procedure to procedure, however, highlighting the necessity for comprehensive education on the prevention and management of their resulting complications.

In response to this need, Prevention and Management of Complications in Bariatric Surgery is the first book to compile the most up-to-date prevention and management strategies in this field. Edited by leading experts, it provides sound recommendations for collecting, monitoring, and analyzing outcomes, with an emphasis on quality and process improvement. Its scope is tremendously comprehensive, covering everything from common complications, such as leaks, bleeding, wound infections, and venous thromboembolism to rare-but-deadly complications, such as Wernicke""s encephalopathy and rhabdomyolsis as well as the emergency management of various life-threatening complications, including internal hernia, gastric nectrosis from banding, pulmonary embolus, and bleeding.

Readers also learn about early-day, late-day, and intraoperative complications, for which the authors provide evidence-based recommendations for swift and accurate diagnosis, preventive strategies, and best practices in medical and surgical management. Comprehensive and accessible, this book is a valuable resource for bariatric surgeons and surgical trainees, physicians, and nurses who participate in the perioperative care of the bariatric patient.

CONTENTS:
Part One: Standards & Guidelines for Perioperative Care of the Bariatric Patient
Part Two: Perioperative Complications
I Prevention and Management of Complications - Preoperative
Chapter 1. Preoperative Medical Evaluation
Chapter 2. Preoperative Psychological Evaluation
Chapter 3. Evaluating Surgical Risk Using Risk Scoring Systems
Chapter 4. Application of Statistical Methods in Bariatric Surgery
Chapter 5. Online Preoperative Risk Assessment Tools
II Prevention and Management of Complications - Operating Room
Chapter 6: Operating Room Set Up
Chapter 7: Anesthesia and Recovery
Chapter 8: Intra-operative Events
III Prevention and Management of Complications - Postoperative
Chapter 9: Overview of Postoperative Medical Complications
Chapter 10: Infectious Complications
Chapter 11: Thromboembolic Complications
Chapter 12: Biliary Complications
Chapter 13: Nutritional Deficiencies
Chapter 14: Endocrine Complications
Chapter 15: Reducing Post-operative Readmissions
IV Prevention and Management of Complications - High Risk Comorbidities
Chapter 16: Super Morbidly Obese
Chapter 17: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Chapter 18: Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 19: Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 20: Chronic Liver Disease
Chapter 21: Elderly
V Prevention and Management of Complications - General Considerations
Chapter 22: Management of Intestinal Failure after Bariatric Surgery
Chapter 23: Revisional Surgery
Chapter 24: Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery
Chapter 25: Endoscopic Management of Complications
Chapter 26: Radiologic Assessment and Management of Complications
Part Three - Procedure Specific Complications
VI Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
Chapter 27: Leaks, Ulcers, Strictures, & Fistulas
Chapter 28: Intestinal & Rare Complications Helling
VII Sleeve Gastrectomy
Chapter 29: Leak
Chapter 30: Narrowing and Stenosis
Chapter 31: Reflux, Esophagitis, Chronic Nausea
VIII Gastric Band
Chapter 32: Gastric Band Complications
IX Malabsorptive Procedures
Chapter 33: Biliopancreatic Diversion and Duodenal Switch
X Historic and New Procedures
Chapter 34: Jejuno-ileal Bypass
Chapter 35: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
Chapter 36: Gastric Plication
Chapter 37: Gastric Balloon
Chapter 38: Single Anastomosis Malabsorptive Procedures
Part Four: Economic and Legal Considerations of Complications
Chapter 39: Medico-Legal Considerations
Chapter 40: Economic Costs of Complications