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Determining Surgical Complications in the Overweight (DISCOVER): a multicentre observational cohort study to evaluate the role of obesity as a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is increasingly prevalent among patients undergoing surgery. Conflicting evidence exists regarding the impact of obesity on postoperative complications. This multicentre study aims to determine whether obesity is associated with increased postoperative complications following g...

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Autores principales: Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Chapman, Stephen J, Glasbey, James, Kelly, Michael, Khatri, Chetan, Drake, Thomas M, Kong, Chia Yew, Mitchell, Harriet, Harrison, Ewen M, Fitzgerald, J Edward, Bhangu, Aneel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26195471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008811