What are the risks of anesthesia faced in obese patient?

Question

Hello doctor,

My husband is obese and requires a robotic-assisted partial laparoscopy. I am worried about his weight of 294 pounds, height of 5.9 feet, and how pneumoperitoneum may affect him during surgery. Currently, he is on Lisinopril 10 mg. There is a possibility of RCC on the left kidney 0.98 inches. Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand from your query that you are very worried. It is a major surgery. Hence, all the required guidelines will be followed, at this juncture, I like to know more about your husband's habits. Does he smoke? If he smokes, how many in a day? If he does not smoke then there are quite sophisticated ventilators for anesthesia, which is used to pump oxygen to the lungs so that the patient is well ventilated.

Lot many surgeries are going on with obese patients, including bariatric surgeries, and robotic surgeries that require laparoscopic intervention. Anesthesia is well advanced and sophisticated now. Do not worry. He will be fine. If he smokes, please tell him to abstain from it, till the surgery.

I hope that you get your answer.

Please let me know if you need any help.

Thank you.