Severe Obesity Increases Risks Of Health Problems During Surgery
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 21:14
in Health & Medicine
Severe obesity can pose special challenges, including cardiac risks, in patients undergoing surgery; healthcare providers must carefully evaluate those risks and not underestimate them. The risk of a cardiac event before, during or after surgery in obese patients is related to the type and severity of their heart's condition, as well as other health conditions and the type of surgery they are having.