Propofol Sedation for Intragastric Balloon Removal: Looking for the Optimal Body Weight Descriptor.

Georgia G TsaousiBarbara FyntanidouGeorge StavrouPyrros PapakostasKaterina KotzampassiVasilios Grosomanidis

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

LBW could serve as relatively more accurate dosing scalar compared to actual or ideal body weight descriptors, in obese individuals undergoing BIB removal under propofol sedation. The conscious/deep sedation based on propofol infusion emerges as a feasible and efficacious sedative approach for this procedure.

Keyphrases

body weight
mechanical ventilation
adipose tissue
type diabetes
weight loss
low dose
high resolution
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
bariatric surgery
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation