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<journal-id>2448-8909</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina crítica (Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. crít. (Col. Mex. Med. Crít.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-8909</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-89092022000700457</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/108713</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Asociación del índice de masa corporal con ventilación mecánica invasiva prolongada en pacientes con infección por SARS-CoV-2 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Association of body mass index with prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with infection by SARS-CoV-2 in the Intensive Care Unit]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Associação do índice de massa corporal com ventilação invasiva mecânica prolongada em pacientes com infecção por SARS-CoV-2 na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonatan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaramillo Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo Agustín]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alva Arroyo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nancy Verónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles Mocel  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<fpage>457</fpage>
<lpage>462</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000700457&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000700457&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000700457&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la infección por SARS-CoV-2 es un problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. Resulta de gran importancia conocer las diferentes presentaciones clínicas, principalmente la forma grave de la enfermedad, ya que produce el síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda, responsable de millones de muertes. Diversos estudios relacionados con la infección por SARS-CoV-2 asocian la infección grave con la obesidad y la inmunosupresión.  Objetivo:  analizar la relación del índice de masa corporal (IMC) con la ventilación mecánica invasiva prolongada en pacientes con infección por SARS-CoV-2 de la unidad de cuidados intensivos.  Material y métodos:  tipo de estudio retrospectivo correlacional y observacional.  Resultados:  se encontró asociación significativa entre el grado de obesidad (IMC &gt; 30 kg/m2) y la mortalidad en pacientes diagnosticados con SARS-CoV-2 bajo ventilación mecánica invasiva por más de 20 días. Los grados I (p = 0.001) y II (p = 0.008) de obesidad tienen mayor influencia en la mortalidad de pacientes con ventilación mecánica inducida.  Conclusiones:  en los pacientes con obesidad (IMC &gt; 30 kg/m2), principalmente grado I y II presentaron mayor mortalidad y riesgo de ventilación mecánica invasiva prolongada; por lo que es importante diagnosticar y tratar de forma temprana y adecuada a estos pacientes con la finalidad de disminuir su mortalidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  SARS-CoV-2 infection is a health problem worldwide. It&#8217;s highly important to identify new clinical manifestations, mainly the serious form of the disease, because it produces severe acute respiratory syndrome, which is responsible for millions of deaths. Several studies associate the serious form of SARS-CoV-2 with high obesity and immune suppression.  Objective:  to analyze body mass index (BMI) with prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in patients with SARS-CoV-2 from Intensive Care Unit.  Material and methods:  retrospective correlational and observational study.  Results:  a significant association between obesity grade (BMI &gt; 30 kg/m2) and mortality was found in patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 under invasive mechanical ventilation through more than 20 days. Obesity grade I (p = 0.001) and II (p = 0.008) showed higher influence on patient&#8217;s mortality with induced mechanical ventilation.  Conclusions:  patients with obesity (BMI &gt; 30 kg/m2), mainly grades I and II showed higher mortality and risk of prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation, so it is important to diagnose and apply early and proper treatment to this type of patients in order to reduce mortality.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo:  Introdução:  a infecção por SARS-CoV-2 é um problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo. É de grande importância conhecer as diferentes apresentações clínicas, principalmente a forma grave da doença, pois produz a síndrome de dificuldade respiratória aguda, responsável por milhões de mortes. Vários estudos relacionados à infecção por SARS-CoV-2 associam infecção grave com obesidade e imunossupressão.  Objetivo:  analisar a relação do índice de massa corporal (IMC) com ventilação mecânica invasiva prolongada em pacientes com infecção por SARS-CoV-2 da unidade de terapia intensiva.  Material e métodos:  tipo de estudo retrospectivo correlacional e observacional.  Resultados:  encontrou-se uma associação significativa entre o grau de obesidade (IMC &gt; 30 kg/m2) e a mortalidade em pacientes diagnosticados com SARS-CoV-2 com ventilação mecânica invasiva por mais de 20 dias. Graus I (p = 0.001) e II (p = 0.008) de obesidade têm a maior influência na mortalidade de pacientes com ventilação mecânica induzida.  Conclusões:  em pacientes com obesidade (IMC &gt; 30 kg/m2) principalmente os graus I e II apresentaram maior mortalidade e risco ventilação mecânica invasiva prolongada; portanto, é importante diagnosticar e tratar precocemente e adequadamente esses pacientes, a fim de reduzir sua mortalidade.]]></p></abstract>
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