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SUBMITTER: Covarrubias J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Covarrubias Jose J Grigorian Areg A Schubl Sebastian S Gambhir Sahil S Dolich Matthew M Lekawa Michael M Nguyen Ninh N Nahmias Jeffry J
European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society 20200222 5
<h4>Background</h4>Patient-related risk factors for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) include age ≥ 60-years, congestive heart failure, hypoalbuminemia and smoking. The effect of obesity is unclear and has not been shown to independently increase the likelihood of PPCs in trauma patients undergoing trauma laparotomy. We hypothesized the likelihood of mortality and PPCs would increase as body mass index (BMI) increases in trauma patients undergoing trauma laparotomy. ...[more]