TY - CHAP
T1 - Abdominal Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient
AU - Parker, Ashley
AU - Conway, Deborah L.
PY - 2011/2/18
Y1 - 2011/2/18
KW - Abdominal surgery - in morbidly obese patients
KW - Abdominal wall anatomy, in morbidly obese patients - quite distorted
KW - Cesarean delivery, and increased maternal risk - compared to vaginal delivery
KW - Cesarean incisions, and wound hematomas and seromas - frequency in obese patients
KW - Closure of fascia, carefully done in obese woman - preventing incisional hernia
KW - Failed endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia - risks in obese, excessive tissue and thick neck circumference
KW - Morbidly obese patients, and infectious complications - hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus
KW - Obese patients, and cesarean section via Pfannenstiel skin incisions - and absence of postoperative wound infection or major complications
KW - Obese patients, increased volume of distribution - medications in higher doses
KW - Regional anesthesia, hampering the morbidly obese - inability in palpating landmarks
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U2 - 10.1002/9781444391183.ch13
DO - 10.1002/9781444391183.ch13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84886535351
SN - 9781405196482
SP - 205
EP - 216
BT - Pregnancy in the Obese Woman
PB - Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ER -