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Positioning of Intragastric Balloon under Sedation in Super-Super-Obese Patients

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A safe protocol for conscious sedation and control during placement (or extraction) of an intragastric balloon in massively obese patients is described.

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  1. Departament of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Spain

    Luis Ángel Fernández Meré

  2. Departament of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Spain

    Violeta Fernández García

  3. Departament of General Surgery, Hospital del Oriente de Asturias Fundación Grande Covián, Arriondas, Principado de Asturias, Spain

    María Álvarez Blanco

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Fernández Meré, L.Á., García, V.F. & Blanco, M.Á. Positioning of Intragastric Balloon under Sedation in Super-Super-Obese Patients. OBES SURG 16, 1395–1396 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089206778663878

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