Obese Patients Have Double The Risk Of Airway Problems During An Anesthetic

Double your body, double your risk.

A major UK study on complications of anaesthesia has shown that obese patients are twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anaesthetic than non-obese patients. 'The airway' means the air passages from the outside world to the lungs, which must be kept open to keep the patient alive.

Kudos, fatsos.