The impact of high body mass index on postoperative complications and resource utilization in minority patients

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-15

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a   Shanks, Amy M ^a   Hayanga, Awori J ^a   Tremper, Kevin K ^a   Campbell Jr , Darrell A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79951611910     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30237-6     Document Type: Article

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