[Out-of-hospital management characteristics of severe obese patients]. / Particularités préhospitalières de la prise en charge des patients obèses sévères et morbides.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
; 26(11): 921-6, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17959335
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Assessment of prehospital management difficulties in morbid obese patients. Registration in several emergency departments for medical devices usable for morbid obese patients. STUDYDESIGN:
Descriptive clinical study and regional survey. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
During one year, all morbid obese patients managed by the prehospital emergency mobile unit (PEMU) were recorded. Pre hospital medical management and hospital admission difficulties were systematically recorded and analyzed. A regional survey was also performed in clinical and radiological departments, which are likely to receive these patients in emergency situations.RESULTS:
During the period of study, 92 patients were managed by the PEMU. Medical difficulties were numerous impossibility to measure arterial pressure in 8 patients, difficulties in peripheral line placement for 12 patients, difficult airway management in 5 of 25 (20%) patients requiring tracheal intubation. The handling of obese patients needed additional rescuer in 27 (33%) patients transported to hospital. The regional survey showed that many obese patients could not profit from several specialized diagnostic and therapeutics devices because of their weight restriction.CONCLUSION:
Management of morbid obese patients in the context of the out-of-hospital emergency medicine is frequently associated with specific and major technical difficulties. Numerous diagnostic and therapeutic devices are not currently adapted to the most severe overweight patients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Obesidade Mórbida
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Obesidade
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article