Weighing in: Effect of BMI on Postoperative Fever and Complications in Patients Undergoing Three Distinct Surgeries

BACKGROUND: Current trends estimate a 33% increase in obesity and 130% increase in severe obesity by the year 2030. It is unclear what the effect of obesity is on postoperative fevers, postoperative complications, and diagnostic workup rates. METHODS: We evaluated 5,330 patients undergoing knee arth...

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Autores principales: Bhaimia, Eric, McNulty, Moira C, Lahrman, Frances, Parikh, Ronak, Saeed, Huma, Robicsek, Ari, Padman, Rema, Shah, Nirav, Grant, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631983/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.807

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