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The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery. A Guide to Strategy and Techniques.
. Ed(S): Foletto, Mirto; Rosenthal, Raul J.
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Description for The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery. A Guide to Strategy and Techniques.
Paperback. This book offers guidance and useful tips for dealing with obese patients in general surgery settings. It highlights the need for global rethinking on resource allocation and standards of care, with the goal of improving outcomes through greater affordability. Editor(s): Foletto, Mirto; Rosenthal, Raul J. Num Pages: 259 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, 29 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPC; MJGD; MNB; MNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788847058668
SKU
V9788847058668
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Foletto, Mirto; Rosenthal, Raul J.
After graduating in medicine and a fellowship at Debrecen University Hospital, Dr. Mirto Foletto specialized in General Surgery at Padua University, working as resident in General Surgery. He obtained the ATLS certification by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma in 1999, updated in 2008. He is a F.I.M. certified CMO (Chief Medical Officer). His training in laparoscopic surgery in Chimay ... Read more
Reviews for The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery. A Guide to Strategy and Techniques.
From the book reviews: “This is a prime mover in a field where the unique experience of multidisciplinary specialists in bariatric surgery is distilled for application in general surgery (and medicine in general) at a time when the problem of obesity is assuming global proportions. … The audience includes general surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and hospital administrators.” (Isaac ... Read more