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Respiratory complications of obesity: from early changes to respiratory failure

Obesity is a significant and increasingly common cause of respiratory compromise. It causes a decrease in static and dynamic pulmonary volumes. The expiratory reserve volume is one of the first to be affected. Obesity is associated with reduced airflow, increased airway hyperresponsiveness, and an i...

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Autores principales: Shah, Neeraj M., Kaltsakas, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37378063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0263-2022