Obesity as a Risk Factor for Unanticipated Admissions After Ambulatory Surgery

Obesity as a Risk Factor for Unanticipated Admissions After Ambulatory Surgery

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that obesity is an independent risk factor for unplanned hospital admission or readmission among patients scheduled for ambulatory surgery in a tertiary medical center. PATIENTS AND METHODS Existing databases were used to identify 235 obese patients (body mass index...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mayo Clinic proceedings 2008-08, Vol.83 (8), p.908-913
Hauptverfasser: Hofer, Roger E., MD, Kai, Tetsuya, MD, PhD, Decker, Paul A., MS, Warner, David O., MD
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Sprache:eng
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Internal Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that obesity is an independent risk factor for unplanned hospital admission or readmission among patients scheduled for ambulatory surgery in a tertiary medical center. PATIENTS AND METHODS Existing databases were used to identify 235 obese patients (body mass index [BMI] >40) scheduled for ambulatory surgery from January 2, 2002, through December 31, 2003, at Mayo Clinic's site in Rochester, MN. Each patient was matched to a normal-weight control (BMI
ISSN:0025-6196
1942-5546
DOI:10.4065/83.8.908