title: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the critically ill.
abstract: This article summarizes available data on the obesity hypoventilation syndrome and its pertinence to intensivists, outlines clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of the disease, discusses multidisciplinary treatments, and reviews the available literature on outcomes specific to the critically ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA. Electronic address: shjones@sw.org.
authors.forename: Shirley F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
authors.forename: Shekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghamande
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics
keywords: Continuous positive airway pressure; Critically ill; Hypercapnic respiratory failure; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome