Extreme Obesity and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients

BACKGROUND: Recent literature suggests that obese critically ill patients do not have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight. However, outcomes in extreme obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2)) are unclear. We sought to determine the association between extreme obesity and ICU outcomes. METHODS: We...

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Main Authors: Martino, Jenny L., Stapleton, Renee D., Wang, Miao, Day, Andrew G., Cahill, Naomi E., Dixon, Anne E., Suratt, Benjamin T., Heyland, Daren K.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: American College of Chest Physicians 2011
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205847/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21816911
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-3023
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