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Study design: Review. Population: Critically ill morbidly obese. Intervention: Critical care management.

April 1, 2003Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Critical Care of the Morbidly Obese

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Key result

This review outlines the specialized critical care, nursing, environmental modifications, and pharmacokinetic considerations required for managing critically ill morbidly obese patients.

Population

Critically ill morbidly obese patients, focusing on postoperative obesity surgery patients

Design

Review

Authors

JDJudy E. DavidsonDavidson College MKMichael KruseInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology DCDeborah H. Cox

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Implication

Alerts clinicians to tailored needs in obese critical care; leaves open prospective validation of outlined modifications.

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Population

Critically ill morbidly obese patients, focusing on postoperative obesity surgery patients

Exposure

Specialized critical care management, including nursing care, environmental modifications, and pharmacokinetic considerations

This review outlines the specialized critical care, nursing, environmental, and pharmacokinetic needs of morbidly obese patients, particularly following bariatric surgery.

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Davidson et al. (2003) conducted a review in Critically ill morbidly obese. Critical care management was evaluated. This review outlines the specialized critical care, nursing, environmental modifications, and pharmacokinetic considerations required for managing critically ill morbidly obese patients.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a967ec5c00de92d9bfbbcd4 https://doi.org/10.1097/00002727-200304000-00005

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Critical Care of the Morbidly Obese

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Critical Care of the Morbidly Obese

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