The use of propofol and remifentanil for the anaesthetic management of a super‐obese patient

Summary Morbid obesity is defined as body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg.m−2, and super‐obesity as BMI > 55 kg.m−2. We report the case of a 290‐kg super‐obese patient scheduled for open bariatric surgery. A propofol‐remifentanil TCI (target controlled infusion) was chosen as the anaesthetic techniqu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia 2007-08, Vol.62 (8), p.842-845
Hauptverfasser:	La Colla, L., La Colla, G., Albertin, A., Poli, D., Baruffaldi Preis, F. W., Mangano, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Combined Anesthetics, Intravenous Bariatric Surgery Biological and medical sciences Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Obesity, Morbid - surgery Piperidines Propofol
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