Comparison of Resource Utilization and Length of Hospitalization Between Overweight and Healthy-Weight Pediatric Trauma Patients Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department With Moderate to Severe Injury: A Prospective Study

Conclusions Although there are many chronic conditions in children associated with obesity, in the case of trauma, it does not seem to be a strong concern. A continued focus on preventing and reversing childhood obesity for other physical and mental health outcomes may be more important.
Source: Pediatric Emergency Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research