Abstract

HERRERA RODRIGUEZ, Daniel López; RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ-MIGALLON, Eduardo; MELLADO MIRAS, Patricia  and  SANCHEZ CARRILLO, Francisco. Sedation of a super-super-obese patient for intra-gastric balloon implantation: Presentation of a clinical case. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2014, vol.42, n.1, pp.53-56. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rca.2013.10.002.

Introduction: Obesity is considered a booming disease with increasing numbers of obese patients undergoing surgery. Surgical treatment of obesity has changed over the last few years with less invasive techniques and pre-surgery therapeutic approaches such as the intragastric balloon. Objectives: To complete an overview of the anesthetic implications and the pathophysiology of obesity and of the various surgical options for weight loss. Material and methods: This is a clinical case of a super-super obese patient scheduled for intra-gastric balloon implantation under anesthetic sedation. Conclusions: Surgical techniques for obesity procedures tend to be increasingly less aggressive. A multidisciplinary approach is critical for providing the best care of these patients and the anesthesiologist plays a key role during the perioperative period for the success of these procedures.

Keywords : Obesity; Bariatric Surgery; Obesity Morbid; Conscious Sedation; Airway Management.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in English | Spanish     · English ( pdf ) | Spanish ( pdf )