The Impact of Obesity on Surgical Outcomes: A Review

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 593-603

  Choban, Patricia S ^a,b   Flancbaum, Louis ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS INDEX; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031307766     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(97)00109-9     Document Type: Review

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