Is extreme obesity a risk factor for cardiac surgery?An analysis of patients with a BMI≥40 | Zendy

C.H. Wigfield | Zendy; Joshua D. Lindsey | Zendy; Alejandro García Muñoz | Zendy; Paramjeet S. Chopra | Zendy; Niloo M. Edwards | Zendy; Robert B. Love | Zendy

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Is extreme obesity a risk factor for cardiac surgery?An analysis of patients with a BMI≥40

Author(s) -

C.H. Wigfield,

Joshua D. Lindsey,

Alejandro García Muñoz,

Paramjeet S. Chopra,

Niloo M. Edwards,

Robert B. Love

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.016

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , heart failure , hemodialysis , cardiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering

The increasing prevalence of obesity is a public health concern and perceived as a potential risk factor in open heart surgery. We critically appraised the literature available regarding postoperative complications in obese patients.

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