The effect of obesity on outcomes among injured patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-237

  Byrnes, Matthew C ^a   McDaniel, Mark D ^b   Moore, Michael B ^b   Helmer, Stephen D ^a,c   Smith, R Stephen ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Via Christi Regional Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^d Division of Trauma   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Obesity; Outcomes; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB FRACTURE; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PNEUMONIA; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KANSAS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13844275310     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000152081.67588.10     Document Type: Review

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