Obesity paradox in patients undergoing lung lobectomy - myth or reality?

Lubomír TulinskýMarcel MittákHana TomáškováPetr OstruszkaIgor PenkaPeter Ihnát

Published in: BMC surgery (2018)

Obesity does not increase the incidence and severity of intraoperative and postoperative complications after lung lobectomy. Slightly better outcomes in obese patients indicate that obesity paradox might be a reality in patients undergoing lung resection.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
weight loss
insulin resistance
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
bariatric surgery
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
risk factors
body mass index
skeletal muscle
virtual reality