Preoxygenation in the Head-Up (40°) Position versus  Supine Position in the Obese Patients with Severe Head  Trauma Requiring Intubation

Alvina Khan, Inayat Ali Khan, Ali Anwar, Sadaf Keerio, Qurat-ul-Ain, Adeeba Qasim

Preoxygenation in the Head-Up (40°) Position versus Supine Position in the Obese Patients with Severe Head Trauma Requiring Intubation

Authors

Alvina Khan, Inayat Ali Khan, Ali Anwar, Sadaf Keerio, Qurat-ul-Ain, Adeeba Qasim

Keywords:

Preoxygenation, Head-Up (40°) Position, Supine Position, Obese Patients, Severe Head Trauma

Abstract

Introduction: Head trauma is a broad term that ranges from injury of brain, skull and scalp to underlyingtissues and vessels. Head injury is also known as brain trauma or traumatic brain injury. Objectives: The mainobjective of the study is to find the preoxygenation in the head-up (40°) position versus supine position in the obese patients with severe head trauma requiring intubation.

References

Galgano M, Toshkezi G, Qiu X, Russell T, Chin L, Zhao LR. Traumatic brain injury: current treatment strategies and future endeavors. Cell

Transplant. 2017 Jul;26(7):1118-30.

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Published

2026-04-17

How to Cite

Alvina Khan, Inayat Ali Khan, Ali Anwar, Sadaf Keerio, Qurat-ul-Ain, Adeeba Qasim. (2026). Preoxygenation in the Head-Up (40°) Position versus Supine Position in the Obese Patients with Severe Head Trauma Requiring Intubation . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(1), 1699–1703. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/1762