Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults | Zendy

Michael L. O’Byrne | Zendy; Sunghee Kim | Zendy; Christoph P. Hornik | Zendy; Babatunde A. Yerokun | Zendy; Roland Matsouaka | Zendy; Jeffrey P. Jacobs | Zendy; Marshall L. Jacobs | Zendy; Richard A. Jonas | Zendy

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Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

Author(s) -

Michael L. O’Byrne,

Sunghee Kim,

Christoph P. Hornik,

Babatunde A. Yerokun,

Roland Matsouaka,

Jeffrey P. Jacobs,

Marshall L. Jacobs,

Richard A. Jonas

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.116.026778

Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , obesity , perioperative , pediatrics , young adult , overweight , gerontology , surgery

Extreme body mass index (BMI; either very high or very low) has been associated with increased risk of adverse perioperative outcome in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. The effect of BMI on perioperative outcomes in congenital heart disease patients has not been evaluated.

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