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Obesity

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeHypoxiaAvoid HypoventilationAspirationCareful PositioningPulmonary HypertensionAvoid OpioidsHypertensionDysglycemiaFull StomachRSIRenal DysfunctionObstructive Sleep ApneaPostoperative Pulmonary ComplicationsRapid Desaturation

Pathophysiology

Name the class, not just the number - Overweight starts at a BMI of 25 kg/m2 and obesity at 30. Obesity then divides into class I at 30 to 34.9, class II at 35 to 39.9, and class III at 40 or more —...

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