insufflation to supplement pre-oxygenation [4], but transfer of morbidly obese patients can be relatively prolonged and present a risk. We anaesthetise such patients in the operating theatre and we would urge other non-bariatric surgical centres like ours to consider this point when planning the anaesthetic.
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