PortalPublikationenThe impact of BMI on polytrauma outcome.

The impact of BMI on polytrauma outcome.

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  • Michael Hoffmann
  • Rolf Lefering
  • Michaela Gruber-Rathmann
  • Johannes Maria Rueger
  • Wolfgang Lehmann
  • Trauma Registry Of The German Society For Trauma Surgery

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Abstract

Varying results have been reported concerning the effect of body mass index (BMI) on polytrauma outcome. Although most studies focus on obesity and its associated preexisting medical diseases as a predictor for increased mortality rates, there is evidence that polytrauma patients with underweight also face an inferior outcome.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer2
ISSN0020-1383
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2012
pubmed 21696722