Obesity, resulting from genetic and environmental factors, is a syndrome that combines
both weight gain and metabolic alterations. The pathologic physiology changes caused in the body
by obesity are generally attributable to one of these three groups of conditions: physiological, proinflammatory
and weight gain. Obesity represents a major public health problem; its prevalence is
increasing. Such an increased prevalence will increase the ratio of future obese patients admitted
to intensive care units (ICU). The combination of the effects of obesity on all body systems and of
the intensive care procedures results most often in increased hospitalization and mechanical ventilation
duration, increased risk of infection, delayed wound healing and increased pressure sores.
Many other untoward effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal
and urinary systems are also observed. All these problems together increase mortality.
When caring for obese patients in the ICU, knowing the effects of obesity on body systems is a priority.
This article examines the adverse effects of obesity on body systems and intensive care
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Hemşirelik |
Bölüm | DERLEME |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2014 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2012 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2 |
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