The impact of obesity in cirrhotic patients with septic shock: A retrospective cohort study.

Beverley KokConstantine J KarvellasJuan G AbraldesRajiv JalanVinay SundaramDavid GurkaSean KeenanAseem KumarGreg MartinkaBrian BookatzGordon WoodAnand Kumarnull null

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

Septic shock in cirrhosis carries a high mortality. Increased BMI is common in critically ill cirrhotic patients and independently associated with increased in-hospital mortality.

Keyphrases

septic shock
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight gain
peritoneal dialysis
weight loss
prognostic factors
risk factors
cardiovascular events
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease