Characteristics of Obese Patients with Acute Hypercapnia Respiratory Failure Admitted in the Department of Pneumology: An Observational Study of a North African Population

<div>Arterial blood gases at the time of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, at hospital discharge, and at 3 months follow-up after hospital discharge. PaCO<sub>2</sub>: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO<sub>2</sub>: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; HCO3: concentration of bicarbonate in arterial blood; SaO<sub>2</sub>: oxyhemoglobin saturation of arterial blood gas.</div>

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Figure 3: Characteristics of Obese Patients with Acute Hypercapnia Respiratory Failure Admitted in the Department of Pneumology: An Observational Study of a North African Population 

Figure 3 | Characteristics of Obese Patients with Acute Hypercapnia Respiratory Failure Admitted in the Department of Pneumology: An Observational Study of a North African Population 