Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8718799 | Injury | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Obese patients with orthopaedic trauma, particularly with preexisting mental health conditions, will require more hospital resources and longer care than patients without psychiatric illness. Early identification of these patients through screening for psychiatric illness and history of illicit drug use at admission is imperative to mobilize the resources and provide psychosocial support to facilitate the recovery trajectory of affected obese patients.
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Authors
Heather K. Vincent, Terrie Vasilopoulos, Laura Ann Zdziarski-Horodyski, Kalia K. Sadasivan, Jennifer Hagen, Robert Guenther, JoAnna McClelland, MaryBeth Horodyski,