Characteristics of obese patients admitted in a department of pneumology with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF): an observational study in a north African population

B. Moustapha (Sfax, Tunisia), G. Rahma (Sfax, Tunisia), K. Amina (Sfax, Tunisia), J. Jihen (Sfax, Tunisia), M. Nedia (Sfax, Tunisia), J. Yassin (Sfax, Tunisia), K. Wajdi (Sfax, Tunisia), K. Samy (Sfax, Tunisia), A. EL-EUCH (Sfax, Tunisia)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Acute non-invasive respiratory therapies in COVID-19 and beyond
Session: Acute non-invasive respiratory therapies in COVID-19 and beyond
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Number: 1778

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