A Physiological Hypothesis to Support the Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure at Extubation among Patients with Obesity

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Apr 1;205(7):854-855. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202112-2706LE.

Authors

Gaetano Florio^{1

2}, David A Imber^{1

2}, Lorenzo Berra^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Airway Extubation*
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Obesity / complications
Obesity / therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn*
Ventilator Weaning