title: Clinical and critical care concerns in severely ill obese patient.
abstract: The incidence of obesity has acquired an epidemic proportion throughout the globe. As a result, increasing number of obese patients is being presented to critical care units for various indications. The attending intensivist has to face numerous challenges during management of such patients. Almost all the organ systems are affected by the impact of obesity either directly or indirectly. The degree of obesity and its prolong duration are the main factors which determine the harmful effect of obesity on human body. The present article reviews few of the important clinical and critical care concerns in critically ill obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, Banur, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Sukhminder Jit Singh
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bajwa
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: Sukhwinder Kaur
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bajwa
keywords: Body mass index; critically ill; obesity; sleep apnea syndrome