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Association between obesity and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a multicenter retrospective observational study

Authors :
Keiichiro Shimoyama
Akira Endo
Takashi Shimazui
Takashi Tagami
Kazuma Yamakawa
Mineji Hayakawa
Takayuki Ogura
Atsushi Hirayama
Hideo Yasunaga
Jun Oda
Source :
Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract This study aimed to determine whether obesity and disease outcomes are associated in patients with critically-ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). This retrospective observational study using Japanese multicenter registry data included COVID-19 patients who required IMV and were discharged between January and September 2020. The patients were divided into the obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25 kg/m2) and nonobese (BMI

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Scientific Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f83e0601c8b740ea9ce66e7d526c6568
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39157-8