Journal
THORAX
Volume 63, Issue 10, Pages 925-931Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.086835
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- National Institutes of Health [RO1-HL73146, SCOR P50 HL060292, AG024837]
- American Heart Association
- Respironics
- Cephalon
- Restore Medical
- Apnex Medical
- Itamar Medical
- Novartis
- Inspiration Medical
- NMT Medical and Pfizer
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
- ResMed and Inspiration Medical
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Obesity is a major problem from a public health perspective and a difficult practical matter for intensivists. The obesity pandemic has required treating clinicians to develop an appreciation of the substantial pathophysiological effects of obesity on the various organ systems. The important physiological concepts are illustrated by focusing on obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, abdominal compartment syndrome and ventilatory management of the obese patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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