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Complications Associated with Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Obese Patients

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Due to increase in the prevalence of obesity, the proportion of obese patients being posted for any surgery or admitted in a critical care unit requiring mechanical ventilation is on the rise. There are specific problems faced while ventilating these subgroups of patients. This chapter attempts to summarise the effects of obesity and related respiratory medical conditions on the lung mechanics and functions, types of problems faced during mechanical ventilation and ways to troubleshoot them.

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  1. Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India

    Nishant Chauhan

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  1. Intensive Care and Non Invasive Ventilatory Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain

    Antonio M. Esquinas

  2. Dept Respiratory and CC Medicine, Schaffner Hospital, Lens, France

    Malcolm Lemyze

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Chauhan, N. (2018). Complications Associated with Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Obese Patients. In: Esquinas, A., Lemyze, M. (eds) Mechanical Ventilation in the Critically Ill Obese Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49253-7_15

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