Abstract
Obese patients can be difficult to preoxygenate, and they have more-rapid desaturation than do nonobese patients. Investigators in France compared noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and spontaneous ventilation (SV) for preoxygenation for intubation in 28 morbidly obese patients who were undergoing general anesthesia for elective surgery. Patients randomized to NPPV received 100% oxygen with pressure support of …
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