Management of obese patients with respiratory failure – A practical approach to a health care issue of increasing significance
In the general population, prevalence of obesity is increasing continuously. Concomitantly, a growing number of obese patients with severe illnesses presents at intensive care units (ICU). Particularly respiratory management of this patient group poses a challenge to intensive care physicians because of differences in respiratory anatomy and physiology in obese compared to non-obese individuals.Aim of this review is to present treatment options for critically ill obese patients requiring mechanical ventilation based on current studies concerning patient positioning, ventilatory regimen as well as extended therapy with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Alicia Jeanette Fischer, Sven Kaese, Pia Lebiedz Tags: Review article Source Type: research
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