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Caring for the Critically Ill Obese Patient
Author(s) -
Winfield Robert D.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0884533614553234
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , critical illness , intensive care medicine , health care , obesity , face (sociological concept) , medline , nursing , pathology , social science , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Obesity remains a challenging public health problem. The anatomic and physiologic complexities of obese patients make their healthcare challenging under routine circumstances, but in the setting of critical illness, these challenges are magnified. This review explores some of the unique difficulties that critical care providers face when caring for the obese patient and highlights areas in which future research is needed to provide optimal care.