Morbidity and mortality characteristics of morbidly obese patients admitted to hospital and intensive care units.
Westerly
Blair D
BD
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Dabbagh
Ousama
O
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000401:mortality*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data