Considering my age and medical conditions, is there a risk in gastric bypass surgery?

Hi,

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• Regarding your query, you are definitely having a high risk of postoperative complications after surgery. You cannot eliminate your comorbidities, but can only optimize them.

• Do not stop any medication on your own as it may cause unnecessary delay in the procedure. Please talk to your anesthetist first, so that he can evaluate the overall status of your health.

• There are chances that you may require ventilator support in the immediate postoperative period, but do not worry about that. Everything will be fine.

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Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

• Yes, I must say that there are too many risks involved. Obesity and respiratory illness increases the risk several fold, especially with laparoscopic surgeries. You must ask for other feasible option available.

• Your perception about anesthesia technique is not adequate. Anesthesia with mask is only for very short procedures. In most of the surgeries, we start with intravenous drugs. Once the patient is asleep, we intubate the patient and deliver inhalational anesthetic agents through an endotracheal tube.

• Laparoscopic surgery is a specialized technique of surgery and there is no difference in technique of providing anesthesia in laparoscopic or open surgeries.

• So, I am saying again that you must meet your anesthetist personally because he is the one who can actually evaluate your current health status.

• One thing I want to add is that we are not only treating the illness, but the overall improvement and quality of life should be our goal. Take care.

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