Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI of 30 to 50

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 491-493

  Syrakas, Christina Anna ^a   Neumaier Prauser, P ^a   Angelis, I ^a   Kiask, T ^a   Kemkes, B M ^a   Gansera, B ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Coronary bypass surgery; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38149105830     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965599     Document Type: Article

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