Morbidly obese patients with acute respiratory failure: Don't reach for the endotracheal tube yet! Journal Article


Author: Pastores, S. M.
Article Title: Morbidly obese patients with acute respiratory failure: Don't reach for the endotracheal tube yet!
Keywords: clinical article; controlled study; treatment outcome; treatment response; survival rate; treatment failure; mortality; obesity; health survey; editorial; risk factor; intensive care; intensive care unit; length of stay; intensive care units; body mass; comorbidity; outcome; randomization; observational study; general practitioner; university hospital; disease exacerbation; acute disease; respiratory insufficiency; artificial ventilation; respiratory failure; critical illness; hospital mortality; acute respiratory failure; mechanical ventilation; intubation, intratracheal; morbid obesity; obesity, morbid; noninvasive ventilation; endotracheal tube; continuous positive airway pressure
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine
Volume: 35
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0090-3493
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2007-03-01
Start Page: 956
End Page: 957
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000257224.13456.ce
PUBMED: 17421089
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: CCMDC" - "Source: Scopus"
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