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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Most bariatric surgery patients are triaged directly to the medical surgical floor postoperatively. However, patients at high risk due to comorbid factors, who have failed postoperative extubation or have suffered intraoperative complication, may require intensive care unit (ICU) or intermediate-level care (IMC). The special needs of the morbidly obese IMC/ICU patient include: triage, mobility, visiting, fluid resuscitation, management of sleep apnea, airway management, transporting for out of ICU procedures, and preventing pressure ulcers. Traditional approaches to nursing care require new thought when dealing with the massively obese. Our experiences with the special needs of these critically ill morbidly obese bariatric surgery patients are described.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0960-8923
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Attitude of Health Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Early Ambulation, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Fluid Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Intensive Care, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Lifting, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Obesity, Morbid, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Perioperative Nursing, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Postoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Pressure Ulcer, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Progressive Patient Care, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Respiration, Artificial, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Sleep Apnea Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Transportation of Patients, pubmed-meshheading:11361176-Triage
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Care of the obesity surgery patient requiring immediate-level care or intensive care.
pubmed:affiliation
Pomerado Hospital, Poway, California 92064, USA. Jed2@pphs.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review