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ArticleOncotarget2017

Influence of body mass index on postoperative complications after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients.

Xu-Dong Liu, Ming-Rui Shao, Lei Sun, Lin Zhang, Xin-Shan Jia, Wen-Ya Li

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xu-Dong LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Ming-Rui ShaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Lei SunDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Lin ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Xin-Shan JiaDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Wen-Ya LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
First Hospital of China Medical University · CNChina Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIt is not clear whether being overweight or obese influences postoperative complications in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients. We retrospectively investigated an association between body mass index (BMI) and postoperative complications in MG. MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty-nine MG patients who had undergone transsternal thymectomy were classified as low or high BMI based on the criteria for Asian-Pacific populations. An association between BMI and complications was analyzed.

resultsMG patients with high BMI had significantly higher rates of major adverse complications (

conclusionsMG patients with a BMI indicating overweight or obesity have a higher risk of postoperative complications after thymectomy. Thus, close monitoring must be performed when surgery is necessary.

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body mass indexmyasthenia gravispostoperative complicationsthymectomy

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PMID29212280
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