Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5884783 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2016 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this retrospective review of hip replacement surgery patients, BMI classification was a predictor of early postoperative complications. Although the exact underlying mechanisms are still not clear, these results are consistent with the obesity paradox, in which obesity or its correlates provide some form of protection.
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