A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome

A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract Background Limited data exist regarding ventilation in patients with class III obesity [body mass index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2] and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of the present study was to determine whether an individualized titration of mechanical ventilation according...

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Main Authors: Gaetano Florio, Matteo Ferrari, Edward A. Bittner, Roberta De Santis Santiago, Massimiliano Pirrone, Jacopo Fumagalli, Maddalena Teggia Droghi, Cristina Mietto, Riccardo Pinciroli, Sheri Berg, Aranya Bagchi, Kenneth Shelton, Alexander Kuo, Yvonne Lai, Abraham Sonny, Peggy Lai, Kathryn Hibbert, Jean Kwo, Richard M. Pino, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, Marcelo B. P. Amato, Pankaj Arora, Robert M. Kacmarek, Lorenzo Berra, For the investigators of the lung rescue team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
ARDS
Obesity
Mechanical ventilation
Cardiopulmonary physiology
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2709-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2709-x

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