Open AccessIncreased health services use by severely obese patients undergoing emergency surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
S Kupper,
Constantine Karvellas,
Rachel G. Khadaroo,
Sandy Widder
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.003914
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , perioperative , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , confounding , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , population , surgery , environmental health
The aim of this study was to assess perioperative outcomes in obese patients undergoing emergency surgery.
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