Johnson & Johnson Institute
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Prep & patient positioning
- Typically, the patient is placed in the supine position with arms out laterally.
- The surgeon is usually on the patient’s right side and the assistant is opposite.
- Generally, for the jejunojejunostomy portion, the patient is in a supine position and moved to reverse Trendelenburg for the portion of the surgery in the upper abdomen.
- Care must be taken with positioning the upper extremities of a patient suffering from morbid obesity as they could be at risk for nerve injury due to their higher BMI.
References
Christopher Joe Northup, MD prepared this procedure guide on behalf of Johnson & Johnson and its affiliates. The procedure guide reflects the opinions of the individual presenter, and the steps described may not encompass the complete steps of the procedure. Additionally, other surgeons may prefer different techniques, approaches, etc., as individual surgeon experience in his/her clinical practice, as well as patient needs, may dictate variation in procedure steps.
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