title: Morbidly obese patient with obstructive sleep apnoea for major spine surgery: An anaesthetic challenge.
abstract: Morbidly obese patients with clinical features of obstructive sleep apnoea can present a myriad of challenges to the anaesthesiologists which must be addressed to minimise the perioperative risks. Initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy early in the pre- and post-operative period along with appropriate anaesthetic planning is of paramount importance in such patients. This case report emphasises the usefulness of CPAP therapy, even for a short duration, to minimise morbidity, improve recovery and hasten early discharge from the hospital after major surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Redhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Prabhakar Suman
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Virendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Hari Hara
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dash
keywords: Continuous positive airway pressure; obese; obstructive sleep apnoea