Body mass index predicts perioperative complications following orthopaedic trauma surgery: an ACS-NSQIP analysis

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 255-264

  Whiting, P S ^b   White Dzuro, G A ^a   Avilucea, F R ^c   Dodd, A C ^a   Lakomkin, N ^a   Obremskey, W T ^a   Collinge, C A ^a   Sethi, M K ^a  

^a Medical Center East   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Obesity; Obesity paradox; Orthopaedic trauma; Underweight; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84958237923     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-016-0642-0     Document Type: Article

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