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The obesity paradox and hypoglycemia in critically ill patients

BACKGROUND: A high body mass index (BMI) has been associated with decreased mortality in critically ill patients. This association may, in part, relate to the impact of BMI on glycemia. We aimed to study the relationship between BMI, glycemia and hospital mortality. METHODS: We included all patients...

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Autores principales: Plečko, Drago, Bennett, Nicolas, Mårtensson, Johan, Bellomo, Rinaldo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8559391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34724956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03795-z