Total intravenous anesthesia with midazolam, remifentanil, propofol and cistracurium in morbid obesity

• Published in: Obesity surgery Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 353 - 360
• Main Authors: Alvarez, A O, Cascardo, A, Albarracin Menendez, S, Capria, J J, Cordero, R A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia Recovery Period; Anesthesia, Intravenous; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Atracurium - analogs & derivatives; Female; Gastroplasty; Humans; Male; Midazolam; Middle Aged; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Piperidines; Propofol; Time Factors

According to physical impairments of massive obesity, cardiac, respiratory and gastrointestinal physiology must be considered as much as pharmacokinetic behavior. Anesthetic management of morbidly obese patients has to be carefully planned, in order to minimize the increased risks of aspirative pneu...