Open AccessSignificantly reduced hypoxemic events in morbidly obese patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy: Predictors and practice effect
Author(s) -
Basavana Gouda Goudra,
Preet Mohinder Singh,
Lakshmi C Penugonda,
Rebecca M. Speck,
Ashish Sinha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.125707
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , endoscopy , retrospective cohort study , airway , intubation , incidence (geometry) , morbidly obese , anesthesia , surgery , obesity , weight loss , physics , optics
Providing anesthesia for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures in morbidly obese patients is a challenge for a variety of reasons. The negative impact of obesity on the respiratory system combined with a need to share the upper airway and necessity to preserve the spontaneous ventilation, together add to difficulties.