FOREIGN BODY IN AN OBESE PATIENT: AIRWAY OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Deepanvita Saran; Pratishruti; Geeta Karki; Juhi Saran

doi:10.55489/njmr.13032023967

Authors

Deepanvita Saran Shri Ram Murti Smarak, Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pratishruti Shri Ram Murti Smarak, Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Geeta Karki Shri Ram Murti Smarak, Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Juhi Saran Shri Ram Murti Smarak, Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njmr.13032023967

Keywords:

Obesity, Foreign Body Ingestion

Abstract

Airway management in obese patients is a challenging task in itself but when there is a foreign body present, it can pose a bigger threat. In this article we present a case report of successful management of a patient with morbid obesity presenting in emergency room with meat bone in oesophagus.

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