Obesity paradox in ICU? A topic of discussion, not a key issue!

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Nancy University Hospital, Central Hospital, and Lorraine University, Nancy, France.
² Department of Medical Information and Evaluation, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy and Lorraine University, Nancy, France.
³ Specialized Obesity Center and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, Brabois Hospital, Nancy University hospital, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy and Lorraine University, Nancy, France. o.ziegler@chru-nancy.fr.

Comment

Gérard Audibert et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;46(6):1248-1249.

doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01099-y. Epub 2022 Feb 24.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Nancy University Hospital, Central Hospital, and Lorraine University, Nancy, France.
² Department of Medical Information and Evaluation, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy and Lorraine University, Nancy, France.
³ Specialized Obesity Center and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, Brabois Hospital, Nancy University hospital, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy and Lorraine University, Nancy, France. o.ziegler@chru-nancy.fr.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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