title: Obesity and the trauma patient: challenges and guidelines for care.
abstract: Optimal care of the morbidly obese trauma patient involves a team approach that will combine appropriate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for critically injured patients who are weight challenged. The incidence of obese patients and injury is far too common in trauma centers across our country. Establishment of local procedures and guidelines to facilitate management of obese patients is crucial to minimizing the risks for morbidity and mortality, and ultimately, improving their outcomes.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Level I Trauma Center & Regional Trauma System, Gainesville, FL 32610-0286, USA. Ziglam@shands.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Michele K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ziglar
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*