Morbid obesity is not a risk factor for mortality in critically ill trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 226-231

  Diaz, Jose J ^a   Norris, Patrick R ^a   Collier, Bryan R ^a   Berkes, Marschall B ^a   Ozdas, Asli ^a   May, Addison K ^a   Miller, Richard S ^a   Morris, John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intense glucose control; Morbid obesity; Mortality; Outcomes; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; LENGTH OF STAY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 67649194933     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815eb776     Document Type: Article

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