Lung Physiology and Obesity: Anesthetic Implications for Thoracic Procedures

Table 2

Cardiac changes associated with obesity [9].

Cardiovascular changes
Decreased	Unchanged	Increased
	Cerebral blood flow	Blood volume
	Renal blood flow	Cardiac output (stroke volume)
		Oxygen consumption
		CO2 production
		Cardiac work

Abbreviations: CO₂: carbon dioxide.