The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Mortality is Not Linear in Patients requiring Venovenous Extracorporeal Support

We examined a national cohort to evaluate the influence of BMI on mortality in patients requiring VVECMO for severe acute respiratory virus -2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 29, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Elwin Tham, Stuart Campbell, Heather Hayanga, Jeffrey Ammons, Wei Fang, Penny Sappington, Paul McCarthy, Alper Toker, Vinay Badhwar, JW Awori Hayanga Source Type: research