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

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Jung-Fang Chuang (Зохиогч), Cheng-Shyuan Rau (Зохиогч), Pao-Jen Kuo (Зохиогч), Yi-Chun Chen (Зохиогч), Shiun-Yuan Hsu (Зохиогч), Hsiao-Yun Hsieh (Зохиогч), Ching-Hua Hsieh (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Нөхцлүүд: 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...