ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Airway management in patients suffering from morbid obesity.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimizing cardiac surgery outcomes in morbid obesity: Surgical, anesthetic, perfusion, and critical care considerations, a narrative review.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2026Review
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) as A Chronic Inflammatory Disease: A Clinical Case.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical performance of i-gel and i-gel Plus for airway management of obese patients: A prospective randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- A New Paradigm for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Obesity Focusing on Substrate Remodeling and Patient-Centered Outcomes.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Implementation of Preoperative Very Low-Calorie Diets in Preparation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Review
- Pediatric Difficult Airway Simulation Day.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Risk Factors of Difficult Intubation in Patients with Severe Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of i-gel®, Ambu® AuraGain™, Baska Mask, LMA® Protector™ for airway management of obese surgical patients - A randomised comparative study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
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- Styletubation in Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Obesity is no longer a disease of the affluent. The prevalence of obesity has risen at an exponential rate globally, with an increasing burden on healthcare resources. Perioperative management of patients with morbid obesity is known to be challenging, and this is particularly so in the management of their airway, a crucial procedure that requires meticulous planning and modifications. Anesthesiologists will expect to see more patients with obesity in their practice presenting for both bariatric and non-bariatric surgery, or even for emergency surgery. Hence, any generalist anesthesiologist should be confident in managing such a patient, with the appreciation that these patients often pose a significant challenge to the practice of anesthesia. This article describes different techniques and looks at the evidence for airway management in the morbidly obese. Other aspects of perioperative management of such patients are beyond the scope of this article.
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