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Terkawi AS, Rafiq M, Algadaan R, et al. General anesthesia for the heaviest man in the world. Saudi J Anaesth. 2014;8:S101-4doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.144087.
Terkawi, A. S., Rafiq, M., Algadaan, R., Ur Rehman, I., Doais, K. S., Durieux, M. E., & AlSohaibani, M. (2014). General anesthesia for the heaviest man in the world. Saudi journal of anaesthesia, 8S101-4. https://doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.144087
Terkawi, Abdullah S, et al. "General anesthesia for the heaviest man in the world." Saudi journal of anaesthesia vol. 8 (2014): S101-4. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.144087
Terkawi AS, Rafiq M, Algadaan R, Ur Rehman I, Doais KS, Durieux ME, AlSohaibani M. General anesthesia for the heaviest man in the world. Saudi J Anaesth. 2014 Nov;8:S101-4. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.144087. PMID: 25538498; PMCID: PMC4268505.
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Saudi J Anaesth. 2014 Nov;8:S101-4. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.144087.

General anesthesia for the heaviest man in the world.

Saudi journal of anaesthesia

Abdullah S Terkawi, Mahmood Rafiq, Reaad Algadaan, Insha Ur Rehman, Khaled S Doais, Marcel E Durieux, Mazen AlSohaibani

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
  2. Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  3. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

PMID: 25538498 PMCID: PMC4268505 DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.144087

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity has increased greatly over the last 20 years, resulting in an increase in the number of bariatric and nonbariatric surgeries in this population. We present the case of a 20-year-old male, weighing 610 kg (1345 lb), and believed to be the heaviest living man in the world. After 4 months of rigorous in-hospital weight reduction, now weighing 510 kg (1125 lb), he underwent a laparoscopic gastric sleeve procedure under general anesthesia. This report describes the management of his anesthetic and exemplifies the challenges associated with this patient population.

Keywords: Anesthesia; Guinness world records; heaviest man; obesity

References

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