PERIOPERATIVE ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF ADULTS WITH OBESITY: A PRACTICAL NARRATIVE REVIEW
Introduction: Obesity is an ongoing public health threat with an increasing incidence, affecting more than 890 million adults worldwide, and anesthesiologists encounter these patients daily in nearly all surgical procedures. In morbid obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m², or BMI ≥35 kg/m² with serious obesity-relat...