Adrian Alvarez is a Staff Anesthesiologist at the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jay B. Brodsky is a 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 a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA. John Morton is Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.

Praise for the first edition: 'Alvarez's lucid presentation of these complex and timely issues is an achievement in itself, but even more so is his production of a very readable book. This book is assured to inform and complement the busy clinician. I recommend it to every physician involved in the care of the morbidly obese patient.' Obesity Surgery

• Preface; 1. Cardiovascular physiology Donald P. Bernstein; 2. Pulmonary physiology and sleep disordered breathing Roman Schumann and Stephanie B. Jones; 3. Digestive and metabolic physiology of obesity Patrick J. Neligan; 4. Pathophysiology of the pneumoperitoneum Brian R. Smith and Ninh T. Nguyen; 5. Choice of bariatric operation Deborah Abeles, Brandon Tari and Scott A. Shikora; 6. Informed consent S. E. Raper; 7. Pre-operative surgical management Basil M. Yurcisin; 8. Preoperative management: nutritionist/psychologist/internist Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, Helen Karakelides and Eric J. DeMaria; 9. Positioning Jay B. Brodsky; 10. Monitoring the morbidly obese patient Donald P. Bernstein; 11. Effects of obesity on anesthetic agents Jerry Ingrande; 12. Airway management Jeremy Collins; 13. Ventilation strategies during anesthesia Juraj Sprung, Toby N. Weingarten and David O. Warner; 14. Regional anesthesia and obesity Pedro P. Tanaka and Jay B. Brodsky; 15. Postoperative analgesia Adrian Alvarez; 16. Post anesthesia care unit (PACU): management of anesthetic and surgical complications Stephanie B. Jones, Roman Schumann and Daniel B. Jones; 17. Intensive care management of the critically ill obese patient Jenny Choi and Alfons Pomp; 18 Postoperative rhabdomyolysis João Ettinger, Paulo Batista and Euler Ázaro; 19. Nursing considerations Tracy Martinez; 20. Long-term complications following surgery Masha Livhits, Amy Lightner and Melinda Maggard; 21. Anesthetic considerations for the post-bariatric surgery patient David Zvara, Ronald Harter, Galina Dimitrova and Joseph G. Werner; 22. Bariatric outcomes Gavitt A. Woodard and John M. Morton; 23. Organizing a bariatric team Fawzi S. Khayat and Matthew M. Hutter; 24. Bariatric surgery in adolescents Venita Chandra and Sanjeev Dut; 25. Management of the obese parturient Yigal Leykin; Index.

Adrian Alvarez is a Staff Anesthesiologist at the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jay B. Brodsky is a 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 a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA. John Morton is Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.

Praise for the first edition: 'Alvarez's lucid presentation of these complex and timely issues is an achievement in itself, but even more so is his production of a very readable book. This book is assured to inform and complement the busy clinician. I recommend it to every physician involved in the care of the morbidly obese patient.' Obesity Surgery

• Preface; 1. Cardiovascular physiology Donald P. Bernstein; 2. Pulmonary physiology and sleep disordered breathing Roman Schumann and Stephanie B. Jones; 3. Digestive and metabolic physiology of obesity Patrick J. Neligan; 4. Pathophysiology of the pneumoperitoneum Brian R. Smith and Ninh T. Nguyen; 5. Choice of bariatric operation Deborah Abeles, Brandon Tari and Scott A. Shikora; 6. Informed consent S. E. Raper; 7. Pre-operative surgical management Basil M. Yurcisin; 8. Preoperative management: nutritionist/psychologist/internist Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, Helen Karakelides and Eric J. DeMaria; 9. Positioning Jay B. Brodsky; 10. Monitoring the morbidly obese patient Donald P. Bernstein; 11. Effects of obesity on anesthetic agents Jerry Ingrande; 12. Airway management Jeremy Collins; 13. Ventilation strategies during anesthesia Juraj Sprung, Toby N. Weingarten and David O. Warner; 14. Regional anesthesia and obesity Pedro P. Tanaka and Jay B. Brodsky; 15. Postoperative analgesia Adrian Alvarez; 16. Post anesthesia care unit (PACU): management of anesthetic and surgical complications Stephanie B. Jones, Roman Schumann and Daniel B. Jones; 17. Intensive care management of the critically ill obese patient Jenny Choi and Alfons Pomp; 18 Postoperative rhabdomyolysis João Ettinger, Paulo Batista and Euler Ázaro; 19. Nursing considerations Tracy Martinez; 20. Long-term complications following surgery Masha Livhits, Amy Lightner and Melinda Maggard; 21. Anesthetic considerations for the post-bariatric surgery patient David Zvara, Ronald Harter, Galina Dimitrova and Joseph G. Werner; 22. Bariatric outcomes Gavitt A. Woodard and John M. Morton; 23. Organizing a bariatric team Fawzi S. Khayat and Matthew M. Hutter; 24. Bariatric surgery in adolescents Venita Chandra and Sanjeev Dut; 25. Management of the obese parturient Yigal Leykin; Index.

Adrian Alvarez is a Staff Anesthesiologist at the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jay B. Brodsky is a 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 a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA. John Morton is Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.

Praise for the first edition: 'Alvarez's lucid presentation of these complex and timely issues is an achievement in itself, but even more so is his production of a very readable book. This book is assured to inform and complement the busy clinician. I recommend it to every physician involved in the care of the morbidly obese patient.' Obesity Surgery

• Preface; 1. Cardiovascular physiology Donald P. Bernstein; 2. Pulmonary physiology and sleep disordered breathing Roman Schumann and Stephanie B. Jones; 3. Digestive and metabolic physiology of obesity Patrick J. Neligan; 4. Pathophysiology of the pneumoperitoneum Brian R. Smith and Ninh T. Nguyen; 5. Choice of bariatric operation Deborah Abeles, Brandon Tari and Scott A. Shikora; 6. Informed consent S. E. Raper; 7. Pre-operative surgical management Basil M. Yurcisin; 8. Preoperative management: nutritionist/psychologist/internist Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, Helen Karakelides and Eric J. DeMaria; 9. Positioning Jay B. Brodsky; 10. Monitoring the morbidly obese patient Donald P. Bernstein; 11. Effects of obesity on anesthetic agents Jerry Ingrande; 12. Airway management Jeremy Collins; 13. Ventilation strategies during anesthesia Juraj Sprung, Toby N. Weingarten and David O. Warner; 14. Regional anesthesia and obesity Pedro P. Tanaka and Jay B. Brodsky; 15. Postoperative analgesia Adrian Alvarez; 16. Post anesthesia care unit (PACU): management of anesthetic and surgical complications Stephanie B. Jones, Roman Schumann and Daniel B. Jones; 17. Intensive care management of the critically ill obese patient Jenny Choi and Alfons Pomp; 18 Postoperative rhabdomyolysis João Ettinger, Paulo Batista and Euler Ázaro; 19. Nursing considerations Tracy Martinez; 20. Long-term complications following surgery Masha Livhits, Amy Lightner and Melinda Maggard; 21. Anesthetic considerations for the post-bariatric surgery patient David Zvara, Ronald Harter, Galina Dimitrova and Joseph G. Werner; 22. Bariatric outcomes Gavitt A. Woodard and John M. Morton; 23. Organizing a bariatric team Fawzi S. Khayat and Matthew M. Hutter; 24. Bariatric surgery in adolescents Venita Chandra and Sanjeev Dut; 25. Management of the obese parturient Yigal Leykin; Index.