Is body mass index associated with outcomes of mechanically ventilated adult patients in intensive critical units? A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Yonghua Zhao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yonghua Zhao, Zhiqiang Li

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Langfang People’s Hospital, Langfang, China

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• Zhiqiang Li ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yonghua Zhao, Zhiqiang Li

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hebei United University Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan, China

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• Tao Yang,

  Roles Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

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• Meiping Wang,

  Roles Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

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• Xiuming Xi

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: xxm2938@sina.com

  Affiliation Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-0409

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