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Obesity prevalence is increasing in Australia, particularly in non‐metropolitan areas. The effect of obesity on acute surgical outcomes is not known. We aimed to record waist circumference (WC) (surrogate for… Click to show full abstract
Obesity prevalence is increasing in Australia, particularly in non‐metropolitan areas. The effect of obesity on acute surgical outcomes is not known. We aimed to record waist circumference (WC) (surrogate for obesity) amongst acute surgical unit (ASU) patients in a New South Wales regional hospital, and compare outcome measures (length of stay (LOS), unplanned return to theatre, readmission rates, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mortality).
Keywords:
waist circumference;
surgical unit;
association waist;
unit
Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2017
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