Obesity surgery
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Obesity causes anesthesiologists a broad variety of perioperative theoretical and practical problems. The aim of this study was to compare two protocols of anesthesia employing Isoflurane and Sevoflurane and evaluate the cardiorespiratory parameters, postoperative recovery and analgesia. ⋯ The introduction of Sevoflurane, a volatile agent with rapid pharmacokinetic properties, seems to offer an interesting application in these patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Evaluation of core temperature during laparoscopic and open gastric bypass.
Intraoperative hypothermia is a common event during open and laparoscopic abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to compare changes in core temperature between laparoscopic and open gastric bypass (GBP). ⋯ Perioperative hypothermia was a common event during both laparoscopic and open GBP. Despite a longer operative time, laparoscopic GBP did not increase the rate of intraoperative hypothermia when efforts were made to minimize intraoperative heat loss.