Underweight but not overweight is associated with excess mortality in septic ICU patients.
Thomas DanningerRichard RezarBehrooz MamandipoorDaniel DanklAndreas KoköferChristian JungBernhard WernlyVenet OsmaniPublished in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2021)
In this cohort, underweight was associated with a worse outcome, whereas obese patients evidenced lower mortality. Our analysis thus supports the thesis of the obesity paradox.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- weight gain
- intensive care unit
- roux en y gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- prognostic factors
- gastric bypass
- risk factors
- insulin resistance
- acute kidney injury
- physical activity
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- acute respiratory distress syndrome