Objective: To assess the effect of body mass index on ICU outcome and on the development
of ICU-acquired infection. Design: A substudy of the Intensive Care Over Nations audit …

Background: Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease involving multiple organs, devices,
and systems involving important changes in the stomatognathic system, such as in the …

Results: There were no differences in the demographic and intraoperative hemodynamic
profile between the groups. Incidence of respiratory depression, defined as fall in saturation …

Background In morbidly obese patients, airway management is challenging since the
incidence of difficult intubation is three times than those with a BMI within the healthy range …

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined by pauses in breathing during
sleep, but daytime breathing dysregulation may also be present. Sleep may unmask …

The definition of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) is inconsistent in literature;
however, PPCs include pulmonary abnormalities that adversely affect patient outcomes …

A positive response in reversibility testing is widely used to diagnose patients with airway
limitations. However, despite its simple procedure, it doesn't accurately reflect the exact …

Résumé Objectif Chez les patients obeses morbides, la position et la stratégie de ventilation
utilisées pendant la pré-oxygénation ont un impact sur la durée d'apnée sans désaturation …

Rationale: In 2017, an American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Task Force
report recommended further research on the effects that body mass index (BMI) has on …

Background & aims Asians with similar body mass index (BMI) as the Caucasians are at
higher health risk as compared to their counterparts. Although the mean weight of patients …