Severe Obesity and Prolonged Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation in Elderly Vascular Surgery Patients

BACKGROUND: Severe obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m(2) is increasingly prevalent in elderly surgical patients. Although older age is associated with prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation (PPMV), the contribution of obesity to this complication in the elderly has not been...

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Autores principales: Khanna, Neha, Gbadegesin, Simisola, Reline, Travis, Tobias, Joseph D., Nafiu, Olubukola O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36258842
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr4804

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36258842
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr4804

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