Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA.
Clin Chest Med. 2009 Sep;30(3):581-99, x. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.05.007.
The exact prevalence of obesity among critically ill patients is not known, but some evidence suggests that in the United States one in four patients in the intensive care unit is obese. The authors review the physiologic alterations in obesity that are relevant in critical illness and highlight some common diseases associated with obesity. Various practical challenges in the care of the critically ill obese patient, including drug dosing, are also reviewed.
确切的危重症患者肥胖患病率尚不清楚，但有证据表明，在美国，重症监护病房的患者中有四分之一是肥胖患者。作者回顾了肥胖相关的危重症生理改变，并强调了一些与肥胖相关的常见疾病。还讨论了肥胖危重症患者护理中的各种实际挑战，包括药物剂量。
