Predictors of difficult airway in the obese are closely related to safe apnea time!
Background and Aims: We aimed to redefine the preoperative factors that may challenge the airway and safe apnea time (SAT) in the obese. Material and Methods: We analyzed 834 patients with body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2 for their difficult airway score (DASc). DASc is a consolidation of measures...
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Main Authors: | Aparna Sinha (Author), Lakshmi Jayaraman (Author), Dinesh Punhani (Author) |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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