Otávio Augusto de Brito Antunes

Anestesia em pacientes com obesidade: evolução das evidências científicas e desafios na prática clínica

Obesity increases the number of patients presenting for surgery with physiological changes that challenge anesthetic practice, including reduced respiratory reserve, risk of difficult airway, obstructive sleep apnea and gastric emptying that may be altered by weight-loss drugs. This narrative literature review aimed to...