Anesthetizing the obese child

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 623-629

  Mortensen, Anette ^a,c   Lenz, Katja ^a   Abildstrøm, Hanne ^b   Lauritsen, Torsten L B ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

airway; anesthesia; comorbidity; obesity; pediatric; pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; SUGAMMADEX; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMORBIDITY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; OBESITY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79955466204     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03559.x     Document Type: Review

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