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Lead
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
With
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18-80 years old
Obese (BMI \> or equal to 30 kg/m2
Scheduled for a non-emergent surgery that requires general anesthesia (e.g., orthopedic, breast, urological, colorectal, ENT, vascular, general surgery)
Willing and able to consent in English or Spanish
No current history of advanced pulmonary or cardiac disease
You may not be if
Age less than 18 or older than 80
BMI ≥50 or \< 30 kg/m2
Patient does not speak English or Spanish
Expected surgical duration longer than 4 hours
Planned postoperative ICU admission
Patient refusal
Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or regional anesthesia planned
Pregnant or nursing women
"Stat" (emergent) cases
Known or suspected difficult airway
Full stomach/significant aspiration risk (gastroparesis, emergency surgery, untreated moderate to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia)
No history of gastric surgery
Surgery in position other than supine (e.g., Trendelenburg)
Laparoscopic surgery
Clareo Health | Second Generation LMA Versus Endotracheal Tube in Obese Patients
