INTRODUCTION: The potential consequences of obesity in trauma patients are significant, yet incompletely defined by previous studies. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of obesity on morbidity and mortality among injured patients. METHODS: Medical records of all trauma patients evaluated at an American College of Surgeons verified Level I trauma center over a 1-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Morbidity and mortality were assessed after patients were stratified according to body mass index (BMI=kilograms/meters) and injury severity score. RESULTS: The mortality of patients with a BMI > or =35 (obese patients) was 10.7% versus 4.1% for patients with a BMI<35 (lean patients, p = 0.003). Nearly 27% of obese patients versus 17.6% of lean patients experienced one or more complications while in the hospital (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Obese patients are significantly more likely than lean patients to experience complications and death after a traumatic event. This effect is enhanced with higher levels of injury.
INTRODUCTION: The potential consequences of obesity in traumapatients are significant, yet incompletely defined by previous studies. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of obesity on morbidity and mortality among injured patients. METHODS: Medical records of all traumapatients evaluated at an American College of Surgeons verified Level I trauma center over a 1-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Morbidity and mortality were assessed after patients were stratified according to body mass index (BMI=kilograms/meters) and injury severity score. RESULTS: The mortality of patients with a BMI > or =35 (obesepatients) was 10.7% versus 4.1% for patients with a BMI<35 (lean patients, p = 0.003). Nearly 27% of obesepatients versus 17.6% of lean patients experienced one or more complications while in the hospital (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS:Obesepatients are significantly more likely than lean patients to experience complications and death after a traumatic event. This effect is enhanced with higher levels of injury.
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