Open AccessObesity may not be protective in abdominal stab wounds
Author(s) -
Vivian Hsiao,
Jacob T. Sim,
Asha Zimmerman,
Andrew H. Stephen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_41_18
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , body mass index , laparotomy , trauma center , retrospective cohort study , medical record , odds ratio , surgery , obesity , stab wound , logistic regression , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis
Current protocols for the management of abdominal stab wounds were established based on retrospective data from prior decades. Few have investigated whether higher body mass index (BMI) affects outcomes after these injuries.