Relationship of Obesity and Severe Penetrating Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries in Adolescent Patients.
Claudia A AlvarezAreg GrigorianLourdes SwentekTheresa ChinYigit GunerLaura GoodmanCatherine KuzaJeffry NahmiasPublished in: The American surgeon (2023)
Adolescent trauma patients with and without obesity presenting after isolated abdominal or thoracic knife wounds had similar rates of severe injury, operative intervention, and mortality. However, adolescents with obesity presenting after an isolated thoracic gunshot wound had a lower rate of severe injury. This may impact the future work-up and management of adolescents sustaining isolated thoracic gunshot wounds.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- spinal cord
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- trauma patients
- high fat diet induced
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- early onset
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- case report
- skeletal muscle
- cardiovascular disease
- body mass index
- childhood cancer
- peritoneal dialysis
- current status
- wound healing
- drug induced
- patient reported outcomes
- risk factors