AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , July 2008

A Perioperative Team Approach to Treating Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

  • Angi Walsh, RN, MA, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Angi Walsh, RN, MA, CNOR, was the MIS/bariatric nurse educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, at the time this article was written. She is currently the perioperative clinical nurse educator at South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA.
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  • Heidee Albano, RN, BSN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Heidee Albano, RN, BSN, CNOR, is the perioperative MIS/bariatric resource at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
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  • Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS, is the director, Bariatric Program, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.06.006

AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , July 2008

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