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6 Essential Bariatric Equipment: Making Your Facility More Accommodating to Bariatric Surgical Patients

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Bariatric surgery patients require unique equipment and furniture to safely and comfortably accommodate them and their family members. Attention to all aspects of care for the obese patient is important, and bariatric programs should lead their institutions in developing equipment and furniture policies. Careful planning and institutional support can avoid injury or embarrassment for the obese patient anywhere in the clinic or hospital.

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  1. Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, M61, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Hector Romero-Talamas M.D.

  2. Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, M61, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Stacy A. Brethauer M.D.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Stacy A. Brethauer

  2. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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  3. Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Bruce D. Schirmer

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Romero-Talamas, H., Brethauer, S.A. (2015). 6 Essential Bariatric Equipment: Making Your Facility More Accommodating to Bariatric Surgical Patients. In: Brethauer, S., Schauer, P., Schirmer, B. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1637-5_6

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