Reavaliação da via aérea do paciente obeso submetido à cirurgia bariátrica após a redução do índice de massa corpórea

Abstract

Summary: lima filho JA, Ganem eM, cerqueira BGP -Reevaluation of the Airways of Obese Patients Undergone Bariatric Surgery after Reduction in Body Mass index. Background and objectives:Difficulty intubating is a cause of mortality in anesthesiology and it can be related to obesity. the diagnosis of difficult intubation contributes for successful airways management. However, parameters that predict difficult airways are not well established. Mallampati classification, the interincisor gap, neck circumference, thyromental distance, and the presence of obstructive sleep apnea, are parameters that can indicate difficult intubation. Surgical treatment of obesity provides reduction in body mass index (BMi) with stabilization after about 2 years. the objective of the present study was to reevaluate the parameters described above and compare them with pre-surgical values.