Effect of Obesity and Decompressive Laparotomy on Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission

BACKGROUND: Controversy still exists on the effect that obesity has on the morbidity and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The primary purpose of this study was to compare the mortality rate of obese versus nonobese patients admitted to the ICU for SAP. Secondary goals were to assess the...

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Autores principales: Davis, Philip J. B., Eltawil, Karim M., Abu-Wasel, Bassam, Walsh, Mark J., Topp, Trevor, Molinari, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23052814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-012-1821-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23052814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-012-1821-8

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