• Nutr Clin Pract · Dec 2014

    Review

    Caring for the critically ill obese patient: challenges and opportunities.

    • Robert D Winfield.
    • Department of Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri winfieldr@wudosis.wustl.edu.
    • Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Dec 1; 29 (6): 747-50.

    AbstractObesity 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.© 2014 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

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