Why the study?
Does obesity impact postoperative and long-term outcomes in a general surgery population?
Population
General surgery population
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
long term
Authors
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Should not yet alter perioperative risk stratification; leaves open confounding versus causal mechanisms in the obesity paradox.
Does obesity impact postoperative and long-term outcomes in a general surgery population?
Obesity is associated with improved long-term survival in general surgery patients, primarily driven by a reduction in cancer-related deaths.
Valentijn et al. (2013) studied this question.
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