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Obesity and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure

BACKGROUND: Patients with obesity are at increased risk of severe COVID-19, requiring mechanical ventilation due to acute respiratory failure. However, conflicting data are obtained for intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between obesity and in-hospital mortal...

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Autores principales: Dana, Richard, Bannay, Aurélie, Bourst, Pauline, Ziegler, Caroline, Losser, Marie-Reine, Gibot, Sébastien, Levy, Bruno, Audibert, Gérard, Ziegler, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8190754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34112941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00872-9