Obesity and pulmonary complications in critically injured adults

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 974-980

  Dossett, Lesly A ^a,c   Heffernan, Daithi ^a   Lightfoot, Michelle ^a   Collier, Bryan ^a   Diaz, Jose J ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^b   May, Addison K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c 404 Medical Arts Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ARDS; Epidemiology; Obesity; Pneumonia; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 55849102835     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0079     Document Type: Article

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