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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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