The impact of obesity on cardiac surgery outcomes.
Patrick R VargoRobert J SteffenFaisal G BakaeenSuparna NavaleEdward G SolteszPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2018)
Obesity is associated with lower in-hospital mortality rates, but a higher incidence of acute renal failure and wound infections.
Keyphrases
- cardiac surgery
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- liver failure
- acute kidney injury
- risk factors
- respiratory failure
- adipose tissue
- drug induced
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index
- physical activity
- intensive care unit
- surgical site infection
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation