Ventilating the Obese Patient With Acute Lung Injury: Should the Strategy Be Different Than That Adopted for the Patient of Normal Weight?
Anderson J, Trow T. Ventilating the Obese Patient With Acute Lung Injury: Should the Strategy Be Different Than That Adopted for the Patient of Normal Weight? Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2004, 11: 262-264. DOI: 10.1097/01.cpm.0000133057.87989.c3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lung injuryLung injuryObese patientsLow tidal volume strategyPatients of normal weightNormal body mass indexTidal volume strategyExcess body weightMechanically Ventilated PatientsBody mass indexAssociated with outcomeNormal weightMass indexVolume strategyPatientsBody weightInjuryOutcomesObesityAcute
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