Morbid obesity and the prone position: a case report.
An improperly positioned prone patient can experience serious impairment of cardiopulmonary function. However, with appropriate preparation, even an extremely obese patient can safely tolerate the prone position.
Brodsky
J B
JB
Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Oldroyd
M
M
Winfield
H N
HN
Kozlowski
P M
PM
D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D016684:Prone Position / Q000502:physiology*