Open AccessObesity and the Risk of Intubation or Death in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Author(s) -
R Frank,
Sean R Mendez,
Elizabeth K. Stevenson,
James S. Guseh,
Mabel Chung,
Michael G. Silverman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004553
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , intubation , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , clinical endpoint , cohort , surgery , confidence interval , clinical trial
To characterize the impact of obesity on disease severity in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.