Cardiovascular considerations in critically ill obese patients.
With a growing obese population, preventative and therapeutic strategies need to be developed to combat the complex cardiac pathophysiology related to obesity. This is paramount in the management of critically ill obese patients. This article highlights these strategies.
Craft
Mitchell K
MK
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822, USA.
Reed
Mary Jane
MJ
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016638:Critical Illness; D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*