Elevated Driving Pressure and Elastance Does Not Increase In-Hospital Mortality Among Obese and Severely Obese Patients With Ventilator Dependent Respiratory Failure
Importance:. Existing recommendations for mechanical ventilation are based on studies that under-sampled or excluded obese and severely obese individuals. Objective:. To determine if driving pressure (DP) and total respiratory system elastance (Ers) differ among normal/overweight (body mass index [B...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-12-01
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Series: | Critical Care Explorations |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000811 |