Management of the Obese Trauma Patient

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-98

  Meroz, Yuval ^a   Gozal, Yaacov ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL INJURY; BODY MASS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIMB FRACTURE; LUNG COMPLICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX INJURY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34047094296     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.11.005     Document Type: Review

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