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The obesity conundrum in sepsis

While the long-term negative effects of obesity on health is a well-studied phenomenon, its effects on acute illnesses seem to be the contrary. Several studies have indicated the possibility of an ‘obesity paradox’ in sepsis – where overweight and obese patients have better outcomes than normal weig...

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Autores principales: Ng, Pauline Yeung, Eikermann, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5657099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-017-0434-z