Obesity Increases Risk‐Adjusted Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost Following Cardiac Surgery

Obesity Increases Risk‐Adjusted Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost Following Cardiac Surgery

Background Despite the epidemic rise in obesity, few studies have evaluated the effect of obesity on cost following cardiac surgery. We hypothesized that increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse risk‐adjusted outcomes and higher cost. Methods and Results Medical records for 13 637 c...

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Main Authors: Ravi K. Ghanta, Damien J. LaPar, Qianzi Zhang, Vishal Devarkonda, James M. Isbell, Leora T. Yarboro, John A. Kern, Irving L. Kron, Alan M. Speir, Clifford E. Fonner, Gorav Ailawadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
complication
cost
obesity
surgery
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003831

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