Higher BMI is associated with reduced mortality but longer hospital stays following ICU discharge in critically ill Asian patients
Asians with similar body mass index (BMI) as the Caucasians are at higher health risk as compared to their counterparts. Although the mean weight of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing but the relation between BMI with 28-day mortality and length of stay (LOS) following ICU discharge in Asian patients is not well studied.
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Yanika Kowitlawakul, Jeyakumar Henry, Venetia Ong, Claudia Shu-Fen Leong, Tai Bee Choo Tags: Original article Source Type: research