Anesthetic challenges in the obese patient

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 758-765

  Domi, Rudin ^a   Laho, Haki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General anesthesia; Morbid obesity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRATE SODIUM; DIURETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANESTHESIST; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUID THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGEAL MASK; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALNUTRITION; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; NERVE STIMULATION; OBESITY; PAIN TREATMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERFORATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONITIS; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PNEUMONIA; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY SHUNT; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SODIUM RETENTION; STOMACH BYPASS; STRESS ULCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THERAPY; TIDAL VOLUME; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84878664819     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1408-4     Document Type: Review

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