Preoperative unintended weight loss and low body mass index in relation to complications and length of stay after cardiac surgery

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1656-1661

  Van Venrooij, Lenny M W ^a,c   De Vos, Rien ^a   Borgmeijer Hoelen, Mieke M M J ^a   Haaring, Cees ^b   De Mol, Bas A J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 45749135338     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1656     Document Type: Article

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