Traditional & Emerging Approaches to
Challenging Cases
in Anesthesiology
Obese Patients and
Laryngeal Mask Airways
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Release Date: November 1, 2005
Renewal Date: December 26, 2008
Expiration Date: December 26, 2009
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour
Description
The Traditional and Emerging Approaches to Challenging Cases in Anesthesiology Series includes cases, corresponding to articles from Anesthesiology News.
Objectives
- Discuss the definition of obesity and the comorbidities associated with obesity.
- Discuss the airway risks associated with obesity, including problems with ventilation and intubation.
- Describe the new Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines regarding airway management.
- Describe the value of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) as a rescue device in both cannot intubate/can ventilate and cannot intubate/cannot ventilate scenarios.
- Discuss the value of the LMA as a conduit to intubation and the techniques for
implementing this approach. - Discuss the risks associated with using the LMA in obese patients.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for anesthesia providers.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director
John E. Tetzlaff, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Center for Anesthesiology Education
Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Author / Faculty
Andrew Zura, MD
Head, Section of Anesthesia for Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
Staff Anesthesiologist
Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Management
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
Andrew Zura, MD
John E. Tetzlaff, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:
Baxter Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education and UNITECH Communications®.
