© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_4 4. The Obesity Epidemic Eve Bruneau1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, USA …
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_2 2. Introduction to Bariatric Surgery Marc A. Neff1 (1) General Surgery, Kennedy Health Alliance, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA…
BMI categories BMI Underweight <18.5 Normal weight 18.5–24.9 Overweight 25–29.9 Obese >30 Table 5.2 Absolute and relative contraindications to bariatric surgery [1, 2] Absolute Relative Contraindications to general anesthesia Uncontrolled…
