Risk assessment of postoperative pneumonia in children with neurologic disorders and obesity.

Kwaku Owusu-Bediako Christian MpodyChristopher IobstJoseph D TobiasOlubukola O Nafiu

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2022)

Childhood obesity buffered the association between neurologic disorders and postoperative pneumonia, consistent with an 'obesity paradox'. Further research exploring the underlying mechanisms for the obesity paradox in children with neurologic disorders is warranted.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
risk assessment
type diabetes
weight gain
young adults
patients undergoing
heavy metals
intensive care unit
climate change
community acquired pneumonia
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation