Obesity

Reports summarize obesity in children study results from University of Texas, Department of Anesthesiology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 21st, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Childhood obesity and anesthetic morbidity" new findings in obesity. "Obesity is present in a significant proportion of children presenting for anesthesia. Although it is perceived that obese adults have more frequent complications, the incidence of complications in obese children is unknown," researchers in the United States report.

"Because of anticipated difficulties with mask ventilation, anesthesia is most frequently induced intravenously in obese adults, whereas inhalation induction is usually preferred in uncooperative children with few visible veins. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare anesthetic related complications in...

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