Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the critically ill

Shirley F Jones; Veronica Brito; Shekhar Ghamande

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2015.03.013

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the critically ill

Crit Care Clin. 2015 Jul;31(3):419-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.03.013. Epub 2015 May 7.

Authors

Shirley F Jones¹, Veronica Brito², Shekhar Ghamande²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA. Electronic address: shjones@sw.org.
² Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA.

PMID: 26118913
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.03.013

Abstract

This article summarizes available data on the obesity hypoventilation syndrome and its pertinence to intensivists, outlines clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of the disease, discusses multidisciplinary treatments, and reviews the available literature on outcomes specific to the critically ill patient.

Keywords: Continuous positive airway pressure; Critically ill; Hypercapnic respiratory failure; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Illness*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Noninvasive Ventilation / methods
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / diagnosis
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / physiopathology
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / therapy*
Respiratory Mechanics