Perioperative management of patients with concomitant morbid obesity. Guidelines of the All-Russian public organization "Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists"

According to the latest estimates of the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people in the world are overweight. Despite the significant economic costs for the prevention and treatment of obesity, mortality at the age of 20-35 with morbid obesity exceeds the average statistical 12 times, mainly from cardiovascular complications. The guidelines provides principles of perioperative management of patients with obesity.