Traumatic injuries among adult obese patients in southern Taiwan: a cross-sectional study based on a trauma registry system

• Main Authors: Jung-Fang Chuang (Author), Cheng-Shyuan Rau (Author), Pao-Jen Kuo (Author), Yi-Chun Chen (Author), Shiun-Yuan Hsu (Author), Hsiao-Yun Hsieh (Author), Ching-Hua Hsieh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The adverse impact of obesity has been extensively studied in the general population; however, the added risk of obesity on trauma-related mortality remains controversial. This study investigated and compared mortality as well injury patterns and length of stay (LOS) in obese and...