Anesthesia Service, Inc

DO IT FOR THE OBESE PATIENT:

EASE OF BREATHING
BETTER PRE-OXYGENATION
GOOD POSITIONING COMPLIMENTS GEA & REGIONAL CASES


DO IT FOR THE ANESTHESIA PROVIDER:

EASE OF BREATHING = LESS ANXIOUS OBESE PATIENT
BETTER PRE-02 = INCREASED DESATURATION SAFETY PERIOD
EASIER TO MASK VENTILATE
FACILITATES 1ST PASS SUCCESSFUL INTUBATION (GOOD POSITIONING COMPLIMENTS ALL FORMS OF AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ... DL, GLIDESCOPE, AIRTRAQ ETC.)


TEP = EASY / STABLE / PREDICTABLE (RESULT)

MEANT TO REPLACE A STACK OF BLANKETS
"BLESSING OF THE BLANKETS" (BUT) TODAY'S OBESE PATIENTS = A STACK OF UNSTABLE BLANKETS


JUST ADJUST THE O.R. TABLE:

NOT GOOD ENOUGH
THE AIRWAY AXES DO NOT CHANGE
YOU CANNOT ADJUST THE CYSTOSCOPY TABLE