Tracheal intubation with the McGrath MAC X-blade videolaryngoscope in morbidly obese and nonobese patients

Zehra Ipek Arslan Aydin Hadi Ufuk Yorukoglu

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2019)

The McGrath MAC X-Blade videolaryngoscope could safely be used both in nonobese (BMI < 30) and morbidly obese (BMI > 35) patients with the aid of some key maneuvers and with a statistically significant but clinically negligible prolongation of the intubation time.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
weight loss
end stage renal disease
adipose tissue
body mass index
cardiac arrest
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
weight gain
physical activity
patient reported outcomes