Body mass index and major cancer surgery outcomes: lack of association or need for alternative measurements of obesity?
Al-Refaie
Waddah B
WB
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VAMC, Minneapolis, MN, USA. alref003@umn.edu
Parsons
Helen M
HM
Henderson
William G
WG
Jensen
Eric H
EH
Tuttle
Todd M
TM
Rothenberger
David A
DA
Kellogg
Todd A
TA
Virnig
Beth A
BA
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult