Malnutrition, poor food intake, and adverse healthcare outcomes in non-critically ill obese acute care hospital patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.02.033
Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIMS Obesity, defined as a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, has demonstrated protective associations with mortality in some diseases. However, recent evidence demonstrates that poor nutritional status in critically ill obese patients confounds this relationship. The purpose… read more here.
Keywords: food intake; hospital; nutritional status; ill obese ... See more keywords
Drug dosing in the critically ill obese patient—a focus on sedation, analgesia, and delirium
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03040-z
Abstract: Practice guidelines provide clear evidence-based recommendations for the use of drug therapy to manage pain, agitation, and delirium associated with critical illness. Dosing recommendations however are often based on strategies used in patients with normal… read more here.
Keywords: obese patient; drug; dosing critically; ill obese ... See more keywords