Obesity and postoperative early complications in open heart surgery

Demir A., Aydinli B., Guclu C. Y., Yazicioglu H., Sarac A., ELHAN A. H., ...More

JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, vol.26, no.5, pp.702-710, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00540-012-1393-7
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.702-710
  • Keywords: Obesity, Cardiac surgery, Cardiac anesthesia, Postoperative complications, Morbidity, Mortality, BODY-MASS INDEX, BYPASS GRAFT-SURGERY, LONG-TERM OUTCOMES, PULMONARY-FUNCTION, CARDIAC-SURGERY, MORBID-OBESITY, INTRAABDOMINAL PRESSURE, EXTREME OBESITY, LATE MORTALITY, RISK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We investigated the distribution of early clinical outcomes among normal, obese, and morbidly obese patients undergoing open heart surgery.