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The expert experience of the author is integrated throughout
Provides best practice recommendations for the patient education and informed consent process
The only text that addresses this information within one cover
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive and state of the art review of all aspects of the patient preparation process, The text reviews current literature and controversies involving sources of referrals and the difficulties encountered by primary care physicians in managing patients with extreme obesity. Strategies for addressing this problem and integrating primary care physicians in comprehensive obesity programs are presented. The text also reviews current indications for surgery and the current patient access limitations that have resulted in the need for revised surgical indications based more on medical need than mere extent of obesity.
Written by an authority in the field, Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery is a valuable resource for bariatric surgeons, bariatric physicians and all allied health personnel who manage patients with extreme obesity and will assist in the advancement of this area of surgery as well as stimulate new discovery.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Peter N. Benotti MD
Southold, NY
USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Peter N. Benotti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0906-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0905-6Published: 24 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-0906-3Published: 23 May 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 158
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Surgery, Primary Care Medicine