ReviewJournal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care2021
Emergencies in obese patients: a narrative review.
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- Care of patients with obesity in the Emergency Department: a joint position statement from the Brazilian Association of Emergency Medicine (ABRAMEDE) and the Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (ABESO).Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Guideline
- Pediatric Difficult Airway Simulation Day.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Thyromental Height Test as a Method for Predicting Difficult Intubation in Patients with Obesity: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Code Not-So-Blue: Burden and Predictors of Non-urgent Visits to the Surgical Emergency Room in Peshawar, Pakistan.Cureus · 2025Article
- Challenges in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in individuals with obesity.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Review
- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Reversal Agents Usage, and Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit - Review Article.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in obese patients: A scoping review.Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
- Emergency in obese patients: a reply to SOBA UK.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2022Article
- SOBA UK response to "emergencies in obese patients: a narrative review".Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2021Article
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Abstract
Obesity is associated to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neoplastic diseases. The aim of this narrative review is to assess the physio-pathological characteristics of obese patients and how they influence the clinical approach during different emergency settings, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A literature search for published manuscripts regarding emergency and obesity across MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central was performed including records till January 1, 2021. Increasing incidence of obesity causes growth in emergency maneuvers dealing with airway management, vascular accesses, and drug treatment due to both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic alterations. Furthermore, instrumental diagnostics and in/out-hospital transport may represent further pitfalls. Therefore, people with severe obesity may be seriously disadvantaged in emergency health care settings, and this condition is enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic, when obesity was stated as one of the most frequent comorbidity. Emergency in critical obese patients turns out to be an intellectual, procedural, and technical challenge. Organization and anticipation based on the understanding of the physiopathology related to obesity are very important for the physician to be mentally and physically ready to face the associated issues.
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