respiratory insufficiency/obesity

Chronic respiratory failure (CRF) develops in a minority of obese patients. Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) is a new optional treatment for such patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of NIMV in obese patients with CRF. The material of the study consisted of 34

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been widely used to treat acute respiratory failure in obese patients. Criteria that could help clinicians to decide whether they should continue to use NIV after such an initial episode remain unclear. Our retrospective study aims to analyze

BACKGROUND Obesity has long been considered a risk factor for the development of various pathologies, yet evidence supporting increased risk of perioperative mortality in obese individuals developing postoperative complications is limited. Therefore, we sought to characterize the demographics of

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in developed countries is rising. Currently, Europe has a prevalence of 9-30% with significant impact on public health systems. Obese patients in ICUs require special management and treatment. Altered anatomy in obese patients complicates procedures such as

Obstructive sleep apnea, obesity-related hypoventilation - a hypoventilation which is independent of apneas and increased by sleep -, and hypoxemia related to local ventilation-perfusion disorders are the main mechanisms of respiratory failure occurring during acute respiratory decompensation

BACKGROUND Chronic respiratory failure complicating sleep-disordered breathing in obese patients has important adverse clinical implications in terms of morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation. Screening strategies are essential to identify obese patients with chronic respiratory

BACKGROUND Healthcare professionals are seeing an increasing number of morbidly obese patients. Medical interventions are often difficult to perform in these patients. In acute situations this can lead to major problems. METHODS Assistance from a mobile medical team was requested for a 42-year-old

As a result of the constantly increasing epidemic of obesity, it has become a common problem in the intensive care unit. Morbid obesity has numerous consequences for the respiratory system. It affects both respiratory mechanics and pulmonary gas exchange, and dramatically impacts on the patient's

A case is described of a 67 year old obese white woman who had a history of multiple medical problems and who was in chronic respiratory failure but responded poorly to intermittent positive pressure breathing, chest physiotherapy, and supplementary oxygen. She was treated successfully with a 600

OBJECTIVE To the evaluate chemo-responsiveness in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and respiratory failure (RF). METHODS A total of 14 OHS and RF patients with a mean body mass index (BMI) of (34.3 ± 2.68) kg/m(2) hospitalized between January 2009 to December 2011 were recruited.

BACKGROUND Obesity is an escalating issue, with an accompanying increase in referrals of patients with obesity-related respiratory failure. Currently, these patients are electively admitted to hospital for initiation of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), but it is unknown whether outpatient initiation

Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the combination of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m²) and daytime arterial hypercapnia (P_aCO2 > 45 mm Hg) in the absence of other causes of hypoventilation, and can lead

Seven species of coronavirus cause of acute respiratory illness in humans. Coronavirus HKU 1 (CoV-HKU 1) was first described in 2005 in an adult patient with pneumonia in Hong Kong. Although it is a well-known respiratory tract pathogen, there is not much information about its role in hospitalized

Three patients with the obesity hypoventilation syndrome and one patient with the sleep apnea syndrome underwent gastroplasty for weight reduction. A tracheostomy was also performed in the patient with sleep apnea. The PaO2 rose from an average of 51 +/- 9 to 71 +/- 5 torr and the PaCO2 fell from an