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Effect of obesity and underweight status on the hospital-acquired functional decline in patients with cardiovascular surgery: an analysis of data from a prospective observational multicenter cohort study.

Masakazu SaitohKenta KamisakaMichitaka KatoKentaro IwataKoji SakuradaMasayuki TaharaKeisuke OuraYuji MoriShota OtukaTomoyuki MorisawaTetsuya Takahashi
Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)
HAFD was significantly worse for underweight patients following cardiovascular surgery. In contrast, obese status was not associated with HAFD, exclusive of the obese patients with muscle wasting.
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