Obesity Is Not a Predictor of Complications in Upper Extremity Surgery.
Elan J GolanJadie De TollaMaya Deza Culbertson-ScottRyan KrochakJack ChouekaPublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2017)
Obesity is not a reliable predictor of complications following upper extremity surgery. Thus, requiring preoperative screening for obese patients may constitute an unnecessary burden on medical resources. Further study is needed to identify specific demographics that might serve as more accurate predictors of poor outcomes in obese patients undergoing surgery of the upper extremity.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- weight loss
- patients undergoing
- metabolic syndrome
- bariatric surgery
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- roux en y gastric bypass
- surgical site infection
- risk factors
- healthcare
- gastric bypass
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- high fat diet induced
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- skeletal muscle