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Chapter 16 - Peri-operative Anaesthetic Implications in the Obese Child

from Section 3 - Pre-operative Assessment and Preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2018

By
Helen Smith  and
Liam Brennan
Edited by
Christopher Bouch  and
Jonathan Cousins
Christopher Bouch
Affiliation:
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Jonathan Cousins
Affiliation:
Hammersmith Hospital
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Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient , pp. 88 - 93
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Smith, HL, Meldrum, DJ, Brennan, LJ. Childhood obesity a challenge for the anaesthetist? Pediatr Anesth. 2002;12:750–61.Google Scholar
Tait, AR, Voepel-Lewis, T, Burke, C, et al. Incidence and risk factors for perioperative adverse respiratory events in children who are obese. Anesthesiology. 2008;108:375–80.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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