Open AccessPerioperative complications and Intensive Care Unit utilization in super-superobese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
ChiaLi Kao,
CheukKwan Sun,
Hsiu-Jung Lin,
KuoChuan Hung
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_125_18
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , intensive care unit , surgery , general surgery , intensive care medicine
Anesthetic management for super-superobese (SSO) patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥60 kg/m 2 ) presents a challenge for anesthesiologists. This study aimed at characterizing the early complications and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) utilization in SSO patients receiving laparoscopic bariatric surgery.