Obesity May Not Be Associated with 28-Day Mortality, Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Length of Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Stay in Critically Ill Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Conclusion: One-third of the patients admitted to the ICU for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia had obesity. The present study showed no relationship between obesity and 28-day mortality, duration of invasive mechanical ventilation, ICU and hospital length of stay. Further studies are needed to substantiate these findings.PMID:34210077 | PMC:PMC8306227 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57070674

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - July 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sjaak Pouwels Dharmanand Ramnarain Emily Aupers Laura Rutjes-Weurding Jos van Oers Source Type: research