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ArticleJournal of emergencies, trauma, and shock

Obesity May Not be Protective in Abdominal Stab Wounds.

Vivian Hsiao, Jacob Sim, Asha Zimmerman, Andrew Stephen

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Vivian HsiaoDepartment of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Jacob SimDepartment of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Asha ZimmermanDepartment of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Andrew StephenDepartment of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

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Abstract

contextCurrent protocols for the management of abdominal stab wounds were established based on retrospective data from prior decades. Few have investigated whether higher body mass index (BMI) affects outcomes after these injuries.

aimThe aim was to determine the effects of obesity on outcomes in abdominal stab wound patients. SETTING AND

designThis was a retrospective cohort study at a Level I university-associated trauma center in the United States. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe reviewed medical records of 100 adult patients admitted to our trauma center with abdominal stab wounds. Demographics, types of internal organ injury, gastrointestinal (GI) resection and repair, mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS), units of blood transfused within 24 h of admission, need and indications for exploratory laparotomy, surgical site infections (SSI), and need for re-operation were compared between obese and nonobese patients. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Categorical and continuous outcome variables were compared between the two groups using Chi-squared and independent-samples

resultsRecords of 100 adult abdominal stab wound patients were reviewed. Twenty-five patients were obese. The obese group was older (38.76 vs. 31.23,

conclusionsObese patients with abdominal stab wounds have longer LOS than nonobese patients. Increasing BMI was an independent predictor of need for GI resection.

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Abdomenobesitystabtrauma

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PMID31543637
PMCPMC6735204

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