Obesity does not increase mortality after emergency surgery.
Paula FerradaRahul J AnandAjai MalhotraMichel AboutanosPublished in: Journal of obesity (2014)
A higher BMI is not an independent predictor of mortality after emergency surgery. Obese patients are at a higher risk of developing wound infections and requiring ICU admission after emergent general surgical procedure.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- obese patients
- emergency department
- coronary artery bypass
- bariatric surgery
- surgical site infection
- public health
- weight loss
- weight gain
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- gastric bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- intensive care unit
- percutaneous coronary intervention