Obesity + DM (Lea) Flashcards
What is obesity?
Obesity is a disorder of energy balance
Defined as 20% or more above ideal weight
Measured by Body Mass Index (BMI)
“A complex, multifactorial disease”
Weight (kg)/ (m)2 = BMI
BMI Classification
- Underweight <18.5
- Normal 18.5-24.9
- Overweight 25-29.9
- Obese I 30-34.9
- Obese II 35-39.9
- Obese III (Morbid) > 40
Children and body weight class
Weight class Percentile
Overweight 85-94th
Obese 95-98th
Severely Obese 99th
Ideal Body Weight
Men IBW (kg) = height (cm)- 100
Women IBW (kg) = height (cm)-105
Android vs. Gynecoid
Android: associated with increase risk of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia and death
Gynecoid: associated with joint disease and varicose veins
Apples (android) or pears (gynecoid)
Metabolic Syndrome
Cardiovascular risk is 50-60% higher than in the general population
Requires at least three of the following:
Large waist >40” men >35” women
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dl
High Density Lipoprotein <40 m < 50 w
BP > 135/80
Fasting BS > 100mg/dl
Respiratory Effects of Obesity
Causes a restrictive ventilatory defect
Lungs are compressed lung volumes and compliance is reduced
Increase in pulmonary blood flow also reduces compliance
Lung inflation is inhibited by chest fat that compresses the ribcage and prevents outward expansion
Abdominal fat shifts the diaphragm towards the head
FRC is inversely proportional to ____
BMI
GA causes the FRC to decrease by ___
50% in the obese patient compared to 20% in non obese
Increase O2 consumption and decrease FRC leads to ______.
rapid desaturation
Restrictive Lung pattern causes
Decreased Lung Compliance
Increased O2 consumption and CO2 production
Increased weight in the chest increased work of breathing results in a rapid shallow breathing pattern
A high CO2 in an obese patient signals impeding respiratory failure
Obesity and Lung Volumes
Decreased FRC
Decreased vital capacity and TLC
Decreased Expiratory reserve volume
Normal residual volume
Optimal tidal volume for the obese patient
6-8 ml/kg of Ideal Body Weight
Lungs do NOT grow in proportion to body mass
Increase RR to maintain PaCO2
Strategies to optimize anesthesia for obese patients
- Increased O2 consumption and Decreased FRC = rapid desaturation
- Pre Oxygenated with 100% until end tidal O2 > 90 %
- Head Elevated Laryngoscopy Position (HELP) Aligns the oral pharyngeal and laryngeal axes
A horizontal line drawn for the sternal notch to the external auditory meatus - Reverse Trendelenburg relieves the pressure on the chest and improves the FRC
- Utilize on induction and extubation
How do we prevent Atelectasis?
Keep FiO2 < 80% Prevent absorption atelectasis
Recruitment maneuver (Valsalva) 40 cmH2O for 10 sec, may decrease BP and HR
PEEP 5-15 cmH2O
Postop Hypoxemia is highest risk for ___
How can we prevent it?
Highest risk in OSA patients
Minimize risk by:
CPAP or BiPAP after extubation esp if used at home
Elevate HOB 30 degrees
Early ambulation
Control surgical pain (non-opioid and regional to minimize resp depression)
Morbid obesity and aspiration…what’s the deal?
Obesity alone does not mandate RSI
RSI should be made on other individual risk factors of GERD and DM
Cardiovascular effects of Obesity
Two Key Changes
Expansion of intravascular volume
High cardiac output
HR is usually unchanged, SV and CO increase
Common EKG Changes seen with obesity
- Low voltage EKG (increased distance b/t heart and leads)
- Left axis deviation (stomach pushes heart to the left)
- Right axis deviation (RV hypertrophy from OSA and volume overload)
- QT prolongation (Inc. risk of sudden death)
- Dysrhythmias (fatty infiltration of conduction system)
general definition of volume of distribution
The volume of distribution is a proportionality factor that relates the amount of drug in the body to the concentration of drug measured in a biological fluid. That’s it … a proportionality factor … nothing more.
volume of distribution in obese pts (lipophilic vs hydrophilic)
- The Vd of lipophilic drugs is increased due to a larger fat mass
- The Vd of hydrophilic drugs is increased due to a larger muscle mass and blood volume and increases some because of large plasma volume
Vd in obese patients and rate of absorption
- Increased blood volume; requires a larger loading dose to achieve a given plasma concentration
- Increased CO; faster drug delivery to the vessel rich group
- Altered plasma protein binding; alters the free fraction available
- Lipid solubility of the drug; large fat mass increases the Vd of lipophilic drugs
Drug Dosing in the Obese patient
IBW may under dose due to large Vd
TBW may over dose because fat is less vascular and greater percentage will go to vessel rich group
Lean Body Weight solves the issue
Lean Body Weight
LBW is IBW plus extra for increased muscle mass
LBW = IBW X 1.3
Dose a Propofol bolus based on ___
AdjBW
Dose a Propofol maintenance infusion based on ___
AdjBW
Dose Etomidate based on ____
AdjBW
Dose Thiopental based on ___
AdjBW
Dose Benzodiazepine boluses based on ___
TBW
Dose benzodiazepine infusions based on ____
AdjBW
Dose dexmedetomidine based on ___
TBW
Dose synthetic opioids (fentanyl, remifentanil) based on ____
TBW
Dose morphine based on ___
IBW
Dose hydromorphone based on ____
IBW
Dose steroidal NMBAs based on ____
IBW
Dose Succinylcholine based on ____
TBW
Nitrous Oxide (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 104%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 0.47
Desflurane (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 6%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 0.45
Sevoflurane (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 2%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 0.65
Enflurane (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 1.7%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 1.8
Isoflurane (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 1.4%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 1.4
Halothane (what’s the MAC and Blood-Gas Partition Coefficient)
MAC = 0.75%
Blood-Gas Coefficient = 2.3
PEARLS for Volatile Agents in Obese Pts
Volatile agents are lipophilic. Agents with low blood gas solubility coefficients should be used.
MAC is unchanged by obesity
Propofol dosing
Loading dose based on LBW and maintenance based on TBW
Succ dosing
Intubating dose based on TBW. This is due to increased blood volume (increased Vd) and increased pseudo cholinesterase activity (increased clearence)
Non depolarizing neuromuscular drugs dosing
Roc and Vec are dosed on LBW
Cisatracurium and atracurium and probably TBW
Remi dosing
ALWAYS LBW
Midazolam dosing
Midazolam administered on TBW but will cause prolonged elimination and duration
Epidural Local Anesthetics
Engorgement of epidural veins and increase in epidural fat content will cause a greater spread of local anesthetics in the epidural space
Reduce the dose to 75%
OSA pathophysiology
Review: Pharyngeal muscles maintain airway patency
Tensor Palatine—opens the nasopharynx
Genioglossus—opens the oropharynx
Hyoid Muscle—opens the hypopharynx
Fat accumulation in the pharynx causes the internal diameter to narrow, decreases airflow and increase airway collapse
OSA
Defined as cessation of airflow for at least 10 seconds with five or more unsuccessful efforts to breathe and a greater than 4% reduction in SaO2
Hypoapnea is defined as 50% reduction in airflow for 10 seconds, 15 or more times per hour, and is linked to snoring and decreased SaO2
OSA and obesity
OSA is directly linked to obesity
Increases with BMI > 30 kg/m2, abdominal fat distribution and large neck circumference
- men > 17in
- women > 16in
OSA is an independent risk factor for development of HTN, CV disease, morbidity and death