Assistant Professor UTHealth San Antonio San Antonio, Texas
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Managing an obese patient’s airway can be a difficult and stressful event. As these types of intubations are becoming more prevalent, it is important to learn methods to pre-oxygenate, correctly dose RSI medications, and optimally position the patient to become an Obese RSI master
Learning Objectives:
List optimal methods to pre-oxygenate obese patients
Demonstrate patient positioning to maximize successful first pass without desaturation
Classify medications that require TBW and IBW dosing
List optimal methods to pre-oxygenate obese patients