title: Caring for the critically ill obese patient: challenges and opportunities.
abstract: Obesity remains a challenging public health problem. The anatomic and physiologic complexities of obese patients make their healthcare challenging under routine circumstances, but in the setting of critical illness, these challenges are magnified. This review explores some of the unique difficulties that critical care providers face when caring for the obese patient and highlights areas in which future research is needed to provide optimal care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri winfieldr@wudosis.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Winfield
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003422:Critical Care / Q000639:trends; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000009:adverse effects; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004046:Dietetics / Q000639:trends; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins
keywords: critical illness; intensive care; obesity