Effect of Positive End Expiratory Pressure at the Time of Induction in Morbidly Obese Patients

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This prospective study was conducted in the Department Of Anaesthesiology\& Critical Care, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences \& P.G. Institute and Mohak Hospitals, Indore, over a period of one year. Seventy morbidly obese patients, ASA grade II or III, aged 20-65 years with BMI \> 40kg/m2, scheduled for elective laparoscopic bariatric surgery were selected and a written informed consent was obtained. All the recruited patients underwent 2D-trans-thoracic echocardiography and PASP was recorded. Echocardiography was performed by same cardiologist as this measurement is operator depe...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria: Patients recruited were
• • Anesthesia society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status l, II or III,
• • Aged 20-65 years
• • BMI \> 40kg/m2
• • scheduled for elective laparoscopic bariatric surgery
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who denied consent
• • Did not fulfill the inclusion criteria,
• • patients undergoing Emergency and/or open surgery
• • Patients requiring more than 2 attempts for intubation