Impact of the Body Mass on Complications and Outcome in Multiple Trauma Patients: What Does the Weight Weigh?

• Main Authors: Hagen Andruszkow (Author), Juliane Veh (Author), Philipp Mommsen (Author), Christian Zeckey (Author), Frank Hildebrand (Author), Michael Frink (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is known as an independent risk factor for various morbidities. The influence of an increased body mass index (BMI) on morbidity and mortality in critically injured patients has been investigated with conflicting results. To verify the impact of weight disorders in multiple traumatized patie...