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May 21, 2009Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Anesthesia for the morbidly obese parturient

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Why the study?

What are the anesthetic implications and preferred techniques for morbidly obese parturients?

Population

Morbidly obese parturients

Design

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Authors

EREva Roofthooft

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Overview

Supports regional anesthesia preference for Cesarean in obese parturients; leaves open randomized confirmation of risk reduction.

Structured PICO

What are the anesthetic implications and preferred techniques for morbidly obese parturients?

P
Population
Morbidly obese parturients
I
Intervention
Anesthetic management (regional anesthesia)
O
Outcome
Anesthesia-related complications (failed intubation, aspiration)safety

Regional anesthesia is the preferred technique for Cesarean section in obese parturients to avoid complications associated with general anesthesia.

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Eva Roofthooft (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a710c6dac440176ef29b8d2https://doi.org/10.1097/aco.0b013e328329a5b8
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