Obesity and Anesthesia: Recommendations by ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), on its regular and conscious attempt to safeguard the life of patients undergoing surgery, has set the awareness on the benefits of losing weight for obese patients, when going under the knife.

An obese person that has a less active lifestyle, has a higher chance for lifestyle associated health problems like diabetes, heart related problems and hypertension. They are also prone to Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Surgery for an obese patient is most difficult when they have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Airway obstruction is the result of it and affects the overall surgery. However, modern equipment can help reduce this. Anesthesiologists of an ambulatory center with primary concern for obese patients are expected to follow on the recommendations given by ASA, to save their life from any permanent injury.

A well-trained anesthesiologist understands about the safety of obese patients, but the obese persons should also help in their safety, to increase by shedding some extra fat prior to surgery. In many cases weight reduction is not possible, and an obese patient must go through counseling from a physician and take up on the necessary measures to help reduce the complications during the surgery.

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