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Predictors of clinical outcome after tracheotomy in critically ill obese patients |
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| Authors: | J. Kenneth Byrd MD Viran J. Ranasinghe BS Kristine E. Day MD Bethany J. Wolf PhD Eric J. Lentsch MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;2. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, , Charleston, South Carolina;3. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, , Birmingham, Alabama;4. Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, , Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A |
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| Keywords: | Obesity morbid obesity tracheotomy critically ill intensive care unit outcome mortality decannulation |