Does high BMI influence hospital charges in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy?

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1667-1671

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a   Chimbira, Wilson T ^a   Woolford, Susan J ^a   Tremper, Kevin K ^a   Reynolds, Paul I ^a   Green, Glenn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOMS; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 46249123715     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.234     Document Type: Article

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