Predictors of difficult airway in the obese are closely related to safe apnea time!

Predictors of difficult airway in the obese are closely related to safe apnea time!

Background and Aims: We aimed to redefine the preoperative factors that may challenge the airway and safe apnea time (SAT) in the obese. Material and Methods: We analyzed 834 patients with body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2 for their difficult airway score (DASc). DASc is a consolidation of measures...

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Main Authors: Aparna Sinha, Lakshmi Jayaraman, Dinesh Punhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
apnea time
bariatric
body mass index
difficult airway
mask ventilation
neck circumference
obese
stopbang
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2020;volume=36;issue=1;spage=25;epage=30;aulast=Sinha

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