Prevention and care of respiratory failure in obese patients

• Published in: The lancet respiratory medicine Vol. 4; no. 5; p. 407
• Main Authors: Pépin, Jean Louis, Timsit, Jean François, Tamisier, Renaud, Borel, Jean Christian, Lévy, Patrick, Jaber, Samir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Chronic Disease; Critical Care - methods; Humans; Lung - physiopathology; Obesity - complications; Obesity - physiopathology; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology; Respiratory Insufficiency - physiopathology; Respiratory Insufficiency - prevention & control; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology

With the increase in the global prevalence of obesity, there is a parallel rise in the proportion of obese patients admitted to intensive care units, referred for major surgery or requiring long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home for chronic respiratory failure. We describe the physiologica...