The effect of body mass index on outcomes following severe blunt chest trauma - Cone JT, Benjamin ER, Alfson DB, Biswas S, Demetriades D.

INTRODUCTION: Obesity has been described as a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. However, recent literature reports an "obesity paradox", suggesting that obesity may have a protective effect in a subset of surgical and c...
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