The role of increased body mass index in outcomes of sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Anesthesiology | Sep 07, 2017
Wang S, et al. – This study assessed sepsis outcomes in relation to overweight (25 kg/m2 < BMI ≤ 29.9 kg/m2), obese (30 kg/m2 < BMI ≤ 39.9 kg/m2) and morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m2) body mass indexes (BMIs). In septic patients, researchers observed an association of lower mortality with overweight BMI but not with obesity or morbid obesity.
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