Morbidly obese patients receive delayed ED care: Body mass index greater than 40 kg/m 2 have longer disposition times

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 737-740

  Baskerville, Jerry Ray ^a   Moore, Robert K ^a  

^a CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861909038     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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