Pediatric upper extremity surgery: BMI is not associated with increased complication rate
| Autor: | Ido Badash, Jacob Lifton, Daniel J. Gould, Cory K Mayfield, Katherine Au |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty Reconstructive surgery business.industry Wound dehiscence Population Postoperative complication 030230 surgery medicine.disease Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Plastic surgery 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Seroma Medicine business education Complication Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 43:421-424 |
| ISSN: | 1435-0130 0930-343X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00238-020-01632-0 |
| Popis: | While the effect of body mass index (BMI) on upper extremity surgical outcomes has been investigated in adults, limited data exists in the pediatric population. We sought to identify the complication rate in pediatric upper extremity surgery and determine the effect of BMI on complication rates. Subjects were pediatric patients that underwent reconstructive surgery between 2005 and 2011. BMI percentiles were classified as: underweight ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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