Emergency poster
Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, resulting in long-term weight loss and remission of obesity-related co-morbidity. MBS is safe, with perioperative mortality below 0.25%1. Postoperative complication rates are low, but increased caseload volume means a higher prevalence of MBS patients presenting with acute problems to emergency departments.
To assist healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of post-MBS emergencies, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) European Chapter developed an emergency room poster (Fig. 1), adapted from an earlier version by the Dutch Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
