Totally intravenous anesthesia (tiva) in the mini-gastric bypass patients: experience in 3,743 patients treated over nine years

Background: Anesthesia is known to be a high risk factor in the morbidly obese. Different techniques have been suggested as a means to decrease the anesthetic risks in bariatric surgery. This retrospective survey study reports on the perceived recovery profiles in morbidly obese patients who received anesthesia by protocol for Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA).
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research