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Recent advances in anesthesia of the obese patient
The anesthetic management of an obese patient can be challenging because of the altered anatomy and physiology associated with obesity. In this article, I review the recent medical literature and highlight some of the controversies in the airway management and drug dosing of morbidly obese patients.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081976/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30135720 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.15093.1 |
| Sumario: | The anesthetic management of an obese patient can be challenging because of the altered anatomy and physiology associated with obesity. In this article, I review the recent medical literature and highlight some of the controversies in the airway management and drug dosing of morbidly obese patients. |
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