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Journal of Addiction Research(JAR)

ISSN: 2573-9514 | DOI: 10.33140/JAR

Impact Factor: 1.62

Obesity Covid-19 and Mechanical Ventilation of Intubated Patient

Abstract

Dalamagka Maria

Obesity as a disease causes a restrictive lung disease and is a sufficient predisposing factor for difficult ventilation of the patient in the ventilator. In addition to covid-19, the phenomenon of hard lung is observed as the ventilation of intubated patients is very difficult and recruitment is quite difficult to achieve. The combination is quite difficult as these patients oppose the ventilator. This paper aims to explore the link between obesity and mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients

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