Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (9): 894-897.doi: 10.11958/20200335

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A case of novel coronavirus pneumonia complicated with obesity

QIAO Zhi-fei1, LIU Chun-yan1, LI Fu-long1△, LIN Wei-jia2, LIU Hua-qing1, LIU Hai-chun3, WANG Lei1   

  1. 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, 2 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China; 3 Department of Respiratory, Zhangjiakou Infectious Disease Hospital
  • Received:2020-03-02 Revised:2020-06-01 Published:2020-09-15 Online:2020-09-22

Abstract: Abstract: The novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has a high critical fatality rate, most of patients are the elderly, and with underlying diseases or obesity. This article reports a successful treatment of a severe COVID-19 patient with obesity, and describes an effective respiratory and circulatory support process, in order to provide the reference for the treatment of obese patients with severe COVID-19.

Key words: obesity, critical illness, coronavirus disease 2019, lung protective ventilation, restricted liquid management

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