Clinical and critical care concerns in severely ill obese patient

Clinical and critical care concerns in severely ill obese patient

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...

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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

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