+ModelJVS-1344;No.of Pages5ARTICLE IN PRESSJournal of Visceral Surgery xxx (xxxx)xxx-xxxournalSurgeryAvailable online atElsevier Masson FranceScienceDirectEMconsultewww.sciencedirect.comwww.em-consulte.com/enELSEVIERRECOMMENDATIONSPeri-operative management of obesepatients in digestive surgery:Clinicalpractice guidelines from the French Societyof Digestive SurgeryH.Trancharta,",M.Gaillardb,A.Lazzati,A.Le Fouler,D.Bouriez,A.Zouaghi Bellemine,H.Kinn',C.Rochef,J.Thereaux',C.Gronnierd,D.MoszkowiczePour la Societe Francaise de Chirurgie Digestive(SFCD)Department of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery,Antoine-Beclere Hospital,AP-HP.Paris-Saclay University,Clamart,FranceDepartment of Digestive,Hepatobiliary and Endocrine Surgery,Cochin Hospital,AP-HP,Paris Cite University,Paris,FranceDepartment of General,Digestive and Obesity Surgery,Intercommunal Hospital Center,Creteil,Franced Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery,University Hospital Center of Bordeaux,Bordeaux,FranceeGeneral and Digestive Surgery Department,Louis-Mourier Hospital,AP-HP,North-University Paris Cite,Paris,FranceVisceral and Digestive Surgery Department,Regional University Hospital Center of Brest,Brest,FranceKEYWORDSSummaryObesity;Introduction:The French Society of Digestive Surgery (Societe Francaise de Chirurgie DigestiveGuidelines;[SFCD])has elaborated clinical practice guidelines for the management of the obese patientSociete Francaise deundergoing gastro-intestinal surgery.Chirurgie Digestive;Methods:The literature was analyzed according to the GRADE(Grading of RecommendationsSFCDAssessment,Development and Evaluation)methodology divided into five chapters:preopera.tive management,modalities of transportation and installation of the patient in the operatingroom,specific characteristics related to laparoscopic surgery,specific characteristics related totraditional surgery,and postoperative management.Each question was formulated accordingto the PICO format (Patients,Intervention,Comparison,Outcome).Corresponding author.Service de chirurgie digestive minimale invasive,hopital Antoine-Beclere,157,rue de la Porte-de-Trivaux,92141Clamart cedex,France.E-mail address:hadrien.tranchart@abc.aphp.fr (H.Tranchart)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.03.0051878-7886/2023 Elsevier Masson SAS.All rights reserved.Please cite this article as:H.Tranchart,M.Gaillard,A.Lazzati et al.,Peri-operative management of obese patients indigestive surgery:Clinical practice guidelines from the French Society of Digestive Surgery,Journal of Visceral Surgery,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.03.005