title: Body mass index is associated with inappropriate tidal volumes in adults intubated in the ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: munish.goyal@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: rgbhat77@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Shannon.graf@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shannon K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Jeffrey.s.dubin@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dubin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Anu.bhooshan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhooshan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD. Electronic address: Eshetu.tefera@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Eshetu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tefera
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Bill.frohna@medstar.net.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Frohna
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013990:Tidal Volume / Q000502:physiology*