ArticleHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
Prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory complications following trauma in patients with obesity.
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- The relationship between weight indices and injuries and mortalities caused by the motor vehicle accidents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of injury & violence research · 2020Pooled it
- BMI is independently associated with ARDS, sepsis and multiorgan failure after major trauma-results of a high-volume retrospective observational cohort study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- The Rate of Postoperative Mortality and Renal and Respiratory Complications are Increased in Patients with Extreme Obesity Undergoing Cardiac Surgery - A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 8848 Patients.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- Surgical Rib Fixation in Obese Patients with Isolated Flail Chest Improves Outcomes: A Matched Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Evaluation of IL-33R and Galectin-3 as New Biomarkers of Cardiac Damage after Polytrauma-Association with Cardiac Comorbidities and Risk Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Emergencies in obese patients: a narrative review.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2021Review
- The Impact of Obesity on Critical Illnesses.Shock (Augusta, Ga.) · 2021Review
- How to ventilate obese patients in the ICU.Intensive care medicine · 2020Review
- Obesity is associated with postinjury hypercoagulability.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is generally accepted that obesity puts patients at an increased risk for cardiovascular and respiratory complications after surgical procedures. However, in the setting of trauma, there have been mixed findings in regards to whether obesity increases the risk for additional complications.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify whether obese patients suffer an increased risk of cardiac and respiratory complications following traumatic injury.
methodsA retrospective analysis of 275,393 patients was conducted using the 2012 National Trauma Data Bank. Hierarchical regression modeling was performed to determine the probability of experiencing a cardiac or respiratory complication.
resultsPatients with obesity were at a significantly higher risk of cardiac and respiratory complications compared to patients without obesity [OR: 1.81; CI: 1.72-1.91]. Prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory complications for patients with obesity was 12.6% compared to 5.2% for non-obese patients.
conclusionsObesity is predictive of an increased risk for cardiovascular and respiratory complications following trauma.
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