Abstract

BANSAL, Teena; KUMAR, Parshant  and  HOODA, Sarla. Regional anaesthesia: Still a comfortable choice in morbidly obese parturient. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2013, vol.41, n.4, pp.302-305. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rca.2013.08.001.

Obesity has been identified as a significant risk factor for anaesthesia related morbi-dity/mortality in obstetrics. Obesity compounds most of the physiological changes in pregnancy. The obese parturients are at increased risk of having either concurrent medical problems or superimposed antenatal diseases including preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. These patients need thorough preoperative assessment, meticulous preparation and preparation for difficult airway as incidence of failed intubation is many times higher in these patients. Regional anaesthesia whenever possible is the best choice in this group of patients.

Keywords : Obesity, Morbid; Anesthesia, Conduction; Cesarean, Section; Anesthesia, Spinal; Pregnancy.

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