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The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery: A Guide to Strategy and Techniques

The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery: A Guide to Strategy and Techniques

Foletto, Mirto
Rosenthal, Raul J.

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Medical Reference

ISBN10: 8847053811
ISBN13: 9788847053816
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 6 2014
Pages: 246
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World Health Organization to coin the descriptive term globesity to reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be extremely challenging owing to the specific needs in respect of logistics, facilities, and professional expertise. Appropriate care has to date often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with the demand among the general population. This book therefore provides a wealth of guidance and helpful tips and tricks on how to deal with obese patients within a general surgery setting. Importantly, it highlights the need for global rethinking on public health as regards resource allocation and patterns and standards of care, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes through greater affordability.

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