Obesity and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation—An Exploratory Study

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is associated with increased risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure, prolonged duration on mechanical ventilation, and extended weaning periods. OBJECTIVE: Pilot study to determine whether morbidly obese adult tracheotomized subjects (body mass index [BMI] ⩾ 40) can be more ef...

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Autores principales: Obi, Ogugua Ndili, Mazer, Mark, Bangley, Charles, Kassabo, Zuheir, Saadah, Khalid, Trainor, Wayne, Stephens, Kenneth, Rice, Patricia L, Shaw, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179548418801004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179548418801004

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