Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Under General Anesthesia in Severely Obese Patients: a Single-centered Retrospective Study in China

With the improvement of living standards and changes in living habits in China, obesity has become an important issue. The latest data show that the number of obese people in China has exceeded 100 million. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), which reduces the volume of the stomach and maintains the original anatomical structure of the gastrointestinal tract, has been widely used in weight loss surgery for obese patients to improve glucose metabolism and other metabolic disease comorbidities.Anesthesiologists face specific challenges for obese patients: difficult venous and airway access and the risk of obesity-related comorbidity.

Since 2015, the investigator's center has performed LSG and gradually formed a multidisciplinary collaboration procedure for the perioperative management of obese patients. This study aims to summarize the clinical characteristics, anesthesia management and outcomes to optimize the perioperative management and accelerate the recovery of these patients.