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Background and Objectives: The change from the sitting position to supine position, general anesthesia, and surgical procedure reduce lung volumes and this effect can be greater in obese patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the sitting position, 30 dorsal inclination, and horizontal dorsal decubitus on spirometry of grade III obese patients., Methods: Twenty-six adult patients in the preoperatory period were selected according to the following criteria: BMI>40kg.m(-2), age between 18 years and 60 years, and female gender. Variables analyzed included: age, weight, height, BMI, percentage of predictive values of FVC, FEV(1), and VEF(1)/FVC in the sitting position (90°), 30° dorsal elevation, and horizontal dorsal decubitus (0°). ANOVA, followed or not by Tukey test were used to compare mean predicted values on the different positions, considering significant a p value lower than 0.05., Results: Percentage values of FVC, FEV(1), and FEV(1)/FVC ratio regarding predicted values in the sitting position (90°), 30° dorsal elevation, and horizontal dorsal decubitus (0°), and p value of the corresponding statistical analysis were, respectively: FVC=92.8%, 88.2%, and 86.5%, p=0.301 (ANOVA); FEV(1): 93.1%, 83.8%, and 83.3%, p=0.023 (ANOVA), p=0.038 (Tukey test - 90°×0°); FEV(1)/FVC: 100,8%, 95.5%, and 96.8%, p=0.035 (ANOVA), p=0.035 (Tukey test - 90°×30°)., Conclusions: Changes in position produced changes in spirometry results of patients with grade III obesity., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.)

Background and Objectives: Scales can be useful to recognize anxiety states and to indicate ways to prevent complications due to elevated levels of anxiety. The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (YPAS-m) was developed to evaluate anxiety in preschool children at the time of the anesthetic induction. It is an observational scale, being applied and completed in a short period of time. Studies on anxiety in children in the preoperative period do not mention anxiety at the preanesthetic evaluation. This transversal study tried to evaluate the level and prevalence of anxiety at the preanesthetic evaluation and in the clinical evaluation using the YPAS-m in preschool children., Methods: One hundred children, physical status ASA I and II were evaluated; G PED = 50 children undergoing clinical evaluation; G PEC = 50 children undergoing preanesthetic evaluation for surgery. The study was conducted at the pediatric clinic and preanesthetic evaluation waiting-room while the children waited for their appointment. Two observers applied the YPAS-m independently. Parameters analyzed included the demographic data; and median and percentage of patients with anxiety (YPAS-m > 30). Statistical analysis considered a p < 0.05 significant., Results: The groups were homogenous regarding the socio-demographic data. The mean ages were: G PED 4.25 and G PEC 4.67 years. There was a significant difference in the median of the YPAS-m (G PED 23.4 and G PEC 50.0) and on the prevalence of anxiety between both groups (G PED 16.7% and G PEC 81.6%)., Conclusions: In children between 2 and 7 years the levels and prevalence of anxiety, evaluated by the YPAS-m, at the time of the outpatient preanesthetic evaluation are higher than at the time of the clinical evaluation.