Narrative Reviews
Obesity
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General
General
Background
Pathophysiology
Pulmonary Pathophysiology
Conditions
COVID-19
- Kuperberg. The Role of Obesity in the Immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 Respiratory Disease and Critical Illness. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021;65(1):13-21
- Banerjee. Obesity and COVID-19: A Fatal Alliance. Indian J Clin Biochem 2020;35(4):410-417
- Onorato. Updated overview on the interplay between obesity and COVID-19. Diagnosis 2020;8(1):5-16
Paediatrics
Complications
Glycaemic Control
Monitoring & Investigations
General
Therapies
Mechanical Ventilation
- Rabec. Ventilation in the obese: physiological insights and management. Eur Respir Rev 2025;34(176):240190
- Martínez-Camacho. Physical and respiratory therapy in the critically ill patient with obesity: a narrative review. Front Med 2024;11:1321692
- De Jong. How to ventilate obese patients in the ICU. Intensive Care Med 2020;46(12):2423-2435
Last updated May 19th, 2025