Kluyts, Hyla-Louise2011-03-082011-03-082011-02Kluyts, H 2011, 'Anaesthesia for bariatric surgery', Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 17, no.1, pp. 148-152. [http://www.sajaa.co.za/index.php/sajaa]1027-9148http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16006This discussion will focus on the perioperative anaesthetic considerations for patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The preoperative workup of these patients will be covered separately. However, one needs to emphasise that preoperative evaluation plays a huge role in risk stratification and will therefore be referred to again where it impacts on anaesthetic management.enThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License.Bariatric surgeryAnesthetics -- AdministrationObesity -- SurgeryArticle