The Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA) has produced a 10 minute educational DVD entitled Safe anesthesia for the morbid obese patient. The DVD is aimed at the whole theatre team and not just anaesthetists.
Many practitioners are apprehensive dealing with patients weighing over about 130 kg, or BMI of 50+, and this DVD provides expert advice and tips for dealing with all parts of the patient’s surgical pathway – from pre-operative assessment, admission to hospital, going to theatre, manual handling, pre-, peri- and postoperative theatre management, recovery and post-operative care. For further details, email: dvd@sobauk.com
