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Optimizing Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery Patients

Authors: Daniel P. Lemanu, Sanket Srinivasa, Primal P. Singh, Sharon Johannsen, Andrew D. MacCormick, Andrew G. Hill

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 6/2012

Abstract

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs have been shown to minimise morbidity in other types of surgery, but comparatively less data exist investigating ERAS in bariatric surgery. This article reviews the existing literature to identify interventions which may be included in an ERAS program for bariatric surgery. A narrative literature review was conducted. Search terms included ‘bariatric surgery’, ‘weight loss surgery’, ‘gastric bypass’, ‘ERAS’, ‘enhanced recovery’, ‘enhanced recovery after surgery’, ‘fast-track surgery’, ‘perioperative care’, ‘postoperative care’, ‘intraoperative care’ and ‘preoperative care’. Interventions recovered by the database search, as well as interventions garnered from clinical experience in ERAS, were used as individual search terms. A large volume of evidence exists detailing the role of multiple interventions in perioperative care. However, efficacy and safety for a proportion of these interventions for ERAS in bariatric surgery remain unclear. This review concludes that there is potential to implement ERAS programs in bariatric surgery.

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Title: Optimizing Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Authors: Daniel P. Lemanu
Sanket Srinivasa
Primal P. Singh
Sharon Johannsen
Andrew D. MacCormick
Andrew G. Hill
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0648-6

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