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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |