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Should Patients with Severe Obesity Receive Veno-venous Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? A Single-center Experience
BACKGROUND: Severe obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m(2)) is associated with a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and complications of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), independent of other illnesses. Despite this, patients with severe obesity are less likely to receive Veno-Venous Extr...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7527169/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.216 |