Obesity is not a risk factor for significant adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Moulton, Michael J ^a   Creswell, Lawrence L ^a   Mackey, Mary E ^a   Cox, James L ^a   Rosenbloom, Michael ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

morbidity; obesity; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 10244270663     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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