Obesity and outcomes after blunt trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1218-1221

  Duane, Therèse M ^a,b   Dechert, Tracey ^a   Aboutanos, Michel B ^a   Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Ivatury, Rao R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Obese; Outcomes; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33750935172     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000241022.43088.e1     Document Type: Article

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