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PhysioloGy And AnesthesiA for GenerAl And BAriAtriC surGery ● 337<br />

Pancreatic Surgery<br />

Pancreatic surgery is usually performed for pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, or<br />

tumors. Patients with pancreatitis may have respiratory compromise and sepsis.<br />

Severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, especially hypocalcaemia, is<br />

also common. The need for invasive monitors should be individualized.<br />

Hernia Surgery<br />

Increased intra-abdominal pressure from COPD and chronic cough, bladder<br />

outlet obstruction (BPH) or ascites may be some <strong>of</strong> the predisposing factors for<br />

hernias and should be addressed before repair to prevent recurrence. Common<br />

hernia types include inguinal, umbilical, and incisional. General, regional or<br />

local anesthesia may be used for uncomplicated cases and is usually individualized<br />

based on underlying disease, hernia size and location, and patient’s and<br />

surgeon’s preferences.<br />

Case Study<br />

A 38-year-old female is scheduled for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.<br />

She is 5 feet, 6 in. tall and weighs 300 pounds. She has tried various diet and<br />

exercise plans to lose weight without success. She has hypertension treated<br />

with an ACE inhibitor. She wheezes on exertion or in hot weather and uses<br />

an albuterol inhaler as needed. She snores loudly while sleeping but has not<br />

had a formal sleep study and is not interested in CPAP at home due to a poor<br />

experience related by a friend. She does not exercise regularly but she is able<br />

to walk on level ground for a few minutes at a time in her work as an <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

postal worker. She has been told she has “borderline diabetes” but is not currently<br />

taking any medication for it. Preoperatively, her examination shows<br />

BP 180/95, HR 90, RR 24, scattered end expiratory wheezes, which clear with<br />

cough, airway Mallampati class II, thyromental distance 4 fingerbreadths.<br />

How severe is her obesity? Does it matter? Can any other obesity measures<br />

help you characterize her health risk further?<br />

Her BMI is 48.4, putting her in the morbidly obese category. Although risk<br />

is not linearly related to BMI, risk is higher for more obese individuals.

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