POST-OP ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY SURGERY

Course overview

OBESITY SURGERY IS GROWING IN POPULARITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WHILE PATIENT SELECTION IS A KEY FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE SUCCESS OF THE SURGERY, POST-OPERATIVE CARE IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT COMPLICATIONS AND OPTIMIZE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND NUTRITION STATUS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS TYPES OF BARIATRICS SURGERIES AND DESCRIBES COMMONS POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM IS IMPERATIVE THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF CARE IN BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS.