Clinical and critical care concerns in severely ill obese patient

• Main Authors: Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Vishal Sehgal, Sukhwinder Kaur Bajwa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
• Subjects: Body mass index; critically ill; obesity; sleep apnea syndrome
• Online Access: http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=5;spage=740;epage=748;aulast=Bajwa

The incidence of obesity has acquired an epidemic proportion throughout the globe. As a result, increasing number of obese patients is being presented to critical care units for various indications. The attending intensivist has to face numerous challenges during management of such patients. Almost all the organ systems are affected by the impact of obesity either directly or indirectly. The degree of obesity and its prolong duration are the main factors which determine the harmful effect of obesity on human body. The present article reviews few of the important clinical and critical care concerns in critically ill obese patients.