Peri- and postoperative management and outcomes of morbidly obese patients (BMI > 40 kg/m2) with gynaecological disease.

Dealing with the growing number of obese patients is essential, because the problems emerging from obesity are manifold for the treating hospitals as well as the general health system. For this high-risk patient group, it is indispensable to obtain a thorough overview of the patient's overall situation preoperatively to ensure good perioperative care and complications management.