Perioperative management of a morbidly obese pregnant patient undergoing cesarean section under general anesthesia – case report

Background and objectives: The increased prevalence of obesity in the general population extends to women of reproductive age. The aim of this study is to report the perioperative management of a morbidly obese pregnant woman, body mass index >50 kg/m2, who underwent cesarean section under genera...

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Main Authors: Márcio Luiz Benevides, Verônica Cristina Moraes Brandão, Jacqueline Ivonne Arenas Lovera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414001912

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