Al-Benna Sammy
St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, ECIA 7BE.
J Perioper Pract. 2011 Jul;21(7):225-33. doi: 10.1177/175045891102100701.
Data from the NHS Information Centre reveals that more than one in three adults (36.9%) is overweight. In addition, almost a quarter of adults (24% of men and 25% of women aged 16 or over) are obese, with their need for treatment placing a growing burden on the NHS (The NHS Information Centre 2010). Given these proportions, and that an increasing number of morbidly obese patients are undergoing weight loss surgery and procedures related to obesity, it is an opportune time to review the perioperative care of morbidly obese patients.
英国国家医疗服务体系信息中心的数据显示，超过三分之一的成年人（36.9%）超重。此外，近四分之一的成年人（16岁及以上男性的24%和女性的25%）肥胖，他们的治疗需求给英国国家医疗服务体系带来了日益沉重的负担（英国国家医疗服务体系信息中心，2010年）。考虑到这些比例，以及越来越多的病态肥胖患者正在接受减肥手术和与肥胖相关的治疗，现在正是审查病态肥胖患者围手术期护理的适当时机。
