Effect of body mass index on perioperative complications in thoracic surgery

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-467

  Suemitsu, Ryuichi ^a   Sakoguchi, Taro ^a   Morikawa, Keiko ^a   Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Takeo, Sadanori ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THORAX SURGERY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 58249113983     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230801600607     Document Type: Article

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