REVIEW

2008, 47(1):4556

OSILEFTIKI 2008, 47(1):4556

Surgical treatment
of obesity
Nurse's role

Paraskevi Ponirou

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Hero Brokalaki

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Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of Athens, Athens,

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Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrial

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ABSTRACT In our days, besity is globally considered to be the most essential health problem with a
variety of consequences. Statistics show that the life
expectancy of obese people is about a decade shorter
when compared to the normal. In Europe, 40% of men
and 30% of women are considered to be overweight,
while 20% of men and 25% of women are obese.
According to Eurostat, Mediterranean countries,
amongst them Greece, show the highest rates of obesity in Europe. The purpose of the present review is to
describe and critically appraise the literature referred
on methods and techniques in obesity treatment. In
addition the review is referred on nurses role in the
perioperative and home care and in the prevention of
possible complications, the adaptation and the recovery of patients who face surgical the obesity. Obesity has been increasing in the past few decades. Two
types of operations have proven to be effective: those
that restrict gastric volume (banded gastroplasty) and
those that, in addition to limiting food intake, also
alter digestion (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass). The nurses
role in the preoperative, operative, postoperative and

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Key words:
Obesity Surgical treatment
Nursing care

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Corresponding author
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