Physiological and management implications of obesity in critical illness

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1286-1297

  Shashaty, Michael G S ^a   Stapleton, Renee D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial respiration; Critical illness; Obesity; Patient outcome assessment; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINARY TRACT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 84912109098     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-159FR     Document Type: Article

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