Body mass index and acute respiratory distress severity in patients with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Oct;125(4):e376-e377. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Jul 19.
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Keywords: C-ARDS; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute respiratory distress syndrome; body mass index; obesity.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Body Mass Index*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
  • Critical Care
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / complications
  • Overweight / complications
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Simplified Acute Physiology Score