The Impact of Morbid Obesity on Hospital Length of Stay in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Obesity is often associated with higher hospital costs because of longer length of stay (LOS) but this has not been well studied in the kidney transplant population. Therefore, we used national data to compare LOS in select groups of morbidly obese and normal weight recipients after kidney transplant.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Daniel Pieloch, Richard Mann, Viktor Dombrovskiy, Meelie DebRoy, Adena J. Osband, Zahidul Mondal, Sonalis Fernandez, David A. Laskow Source Type: research