HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—As measured strictly by guidelines established by the CDC, about half of the patients you see in your anesthesiology practice will be obese based on body mass index, and almost 10% will be considered to have severe obesity.
“We have a lot of obese patients in the area where we practice, and I frequently take care of patients that are greater than 100 kg,” said Nadia Hernandez, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology, pain and critical care at McGovern