Black Race and Body Mass Index Are Risk Factors for Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury in Trauma

Black Race and Body Mass Index Are Risk Factors for Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury in Trauma

Purpose: Obesity has been shown in a single-center study to be a risk factor for rhabdomyolysis. More recently, sickle cell trait, known to be more prevalent in blacks, has been shown to be a risk factor for rhabdomyolysis. We hypothesized that in trauma patients, black race and a higher body mass i...

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Main Authors: Areg Grigorian, Viktor Gabriel, Ninh T. Nguyen, Brian R. Smith, Sebastian Schubl, Boris Borazjani, Victor Joe, Jeffry Nahmias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
acute kidney injury
black
obesity
rhabdomyolysis
trauma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2018.1493162

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