A recent study from the University of Michigan Health System has found that obese children are more likely than normal-weight children to have problems during surgery. The study, which compared surgical experiences of more than 2,000 children, was published in the March issue of the journal Anesthesiology.
"Nearly 9 percent of obese children experienced difficult mask ventilation, compared with 2 percent of normal-weight children. Seventeen percent of obese children in the study experienced major oxygen desaturation (decreased oxygen in the blood), compared with 9 percent of normal-weight children."
Obese children also had greater occurrences of airway obstructions. Read more at Newswise.com.
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