Is extreme obesity a risk factor for cardiac surgery? An analysis of patients with a BMI ≥ 40

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 434-440

  Wigfield, Christopher H ^a   Lindsey, Joshua D ^a   Muñoz, Alejandro ^a   Chopra, Paramjeet S ^a   Edwards, Niloo M ^a   Love, Robert B ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

CABG; Cardiac; Obesity; Risk assessment; Valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART SURGERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; STROKE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644977270     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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