Obesity – a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery?

BACKGROUND: Obesity is generally believed to be a risk factor for the development of postoperative complications. Although being obese is associated with medical hazards, recent literature shows no convincing data to support this assumption. Moreover a paradox between body mass index and survival is...

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Autores principales: Tjeertes, Elke E.K.M., Hoeks, Sanne S.E., Beks, Sabine S.B.J.C., Valentijn, Tabita T.M., Hoofwijk, Anton A.G.M., Stolker, Robert Jan R.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26228844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-015-0096-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26228844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-015-0096-7

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