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Special positioning is required for MO patients during induction of anesthesia since proper positioning can maximize oxygenation, improve airway management, and facilitate tracheal intubation in these patients. Extremely obese patients should never be allowed to lie flat but should be placed in the head-elevated laryngoscopy position to maximize view during direct laryngoscopy while the operating room table is tilted in the reverse Trendelenburg position to maximize the safe-apnea period and to facilitate mask ventilation.
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Brodsky, J.B. (2013). What is the Optimal Position for Induction of Anesthesia for a Morbidly Obese Patient?. In: Leykin, Y., Brodsky, J. (eds) Controversies in the Anesthetic Management of the Obese Surgical Patient. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2634-6_13
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