Tag: obesity

Airway Management of The Morbidly Obese Patient

Obesity is a major health care dilemma. All aspects of medical care, including anesthesia, are affected by it. All physiologic systems are altered by obesity, which imparts a higher risk for complications in the perioperative... read more

Scoring System Predicts Difficult Airways in Obese Patients

As a result of the literature review, the researchers created a scoring system for independent predictors of a difficult airway in morbid obesity.... read more