Is obesity protective during critical illness? An analysis of a national ICU database

Critical Care and Shock

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 156-162

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Doyle, Howard ^a   Varon, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041878705     PISSN: 14107767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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