Childhood body mass index and perioperative complications

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 426-430

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a,b   Reynolds, Paul I ^a   Bamgbade, Olumuyiwa A ^a   Tremper, Kevin K ^a   Welch, Kathy ^a   Kasa Vubu, Josephine Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complications; Obese; Overweight; Pediatric surgery; Perioperative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MICHIGAN; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34247327728     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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