Obesity supine death syndrome revisited

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1568-1569

  Lemyze, Malcolm ^a   Guerry, Mary Jane ^a   Mallat, Jihad ^a   Thevenin, Didier ^a  

^a Schaffner Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY SUPINE DEATH SYNDROME; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SHOCK; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANOXIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SEIZURES; SUPINE POSITION; SYNDROME;

EID: 84871235012     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00090812     Document Type: Letter

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