Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998)
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Morbidly obese patients are prone to many clinical conditions that can effect anaesthesia. Of major concern to the anaesthetist are difficulties with airway management and abnormalities of cardiorespiratory function. Safe anaesthesia requires an appreciation of potential problems and a thorough understanding of the pathophysiological changes that accompany morbid obesity.
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In 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The new government took control of a Western style health-care system and a population whose health is comparable to the rest of the developed world. This article describes the existing health-care system, the state of public health and some of the challenges and opportunities facing the new administration.