Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822, USA.
Crit Care Clin. 2010 Oct;26(4):597-602. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.06.008. Epub 2010 Jul 22.
There are several challenges in the management of respiratory failure in the obese population. Pulmonary physiology is significantly altered leading to reduced lung volumes, decreased compliance, abnormal ventilation and perfusion relationships, and respiratory muscle inefficiency. These complications can lead to a prolonged requirement for mechanical ventilation and increased intensive-care-unit length of stay.
肥胖人群的呼吸衰竭管理存在一些挑战。肺生理学发生显著改变,导致肺容积减少、顺应性降低、通气和灌注关系异常以及呼吸肌效率降低。这些并发症可导致机械通气时间延长和重症监护病房住院时间延长。