Morbid obesity and the prone position: A case report

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 138-140

  Brodsky, Jay B ^a,b   Oldroyd, Matthew ^a   Winfield, Howard N ^a,b   Kozlowski, Paul M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity: morbid; Patient positioning: prone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; OBESITY, MORBID; OPERATING ROOMS; PRONE POSITION;

EID: 0035040257     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00230-6     Document Type: Article

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