title: Acute pain management following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
abstract: Obesity is a growing public health problem. This article provides an overview of the health implications associated with obesity. It describes laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, an invasive intervention for the management of obesity. Strategies for achieving effective pain management following this procedure are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London. jasmina.banicek@whittington.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banicek
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015984:Causality; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing