Paola Aceto, Roberto De Cicco, Claudia Calabrese, Irene Marusco, Filippo Del Tedesco, Ersilia Luca, Cristina Modesti, Teresa Sacco, Liliana Sollazzi, Luigi Ciccoritti, Francesco Greco, Piero Giustacchini, Francesco Pennestrì, Pierpaolo Gallucci, Marco Raffaelli
Background: Laparoscopic bariatric surgery provides many benefits including lower postoperative pain scores, reduced opioid consumption, shorter hospital stays, and improved quality of recovery. However, the anaesthetic management of obese patients requires caution in determining postoperative risk and in planning adequate postoperative pathways. Currently, there are no specific indications for intensive care unit (ICU) admission in this surgical population and most decisions are made on a case-by-case basis...
April 12, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine