Body Mass Index Policy #
Effective:
Reviewed:
Revised:
1. PURPOSE.
1.1 To provide guidelines for patient airway management of all surgical
procedures.
2. DEFINITION.
2.1 Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and
height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people
and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health
problems.
3. POLICY.
3.1 It is the policy of that the Body Mass Index cutoff
is 38. However, with the approval of the Attending Phy