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Positioning the Morbidly Obese Patient for Anesthesia

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Each of the different positions employed during surgery can compromise cardiopulmonary function in the morbidly obese patient. An understanding of the physiologic changes that can occur is essential for the successful management of these patients.

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  1. Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Jay B Brodsky MD

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Brodsky, J.B. Positioning the Morbidly Obese Patient for Anesthesia. OBES SURG 12, 751–758 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089202320995510

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