December 1, 2007Surgical Infections

Does Body Mass Index Affect Infection-Related Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit?

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Why the study?

Does abnormal BMI increase in-hospital death in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections?

Population

807 patients with infections admitted to a single university surgical/trauma ICU between 1996 and 2003 with…

Comparison

Abnormal BMI categories vs Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

in-hospital

Authors

RSRobert L. Smith TCTae W. Chong THTraci L. Hedrick

Discussion

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Overview

Abnormal BMI should not yet inform mortality risk assessment in infected surgical/trauma ICU patients; leaves open whether obesity independently affects survival after full adjustment.

Structured PICO

Does abnormal BMI increase in-hospital death in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections?

Population

807 patients with infections (defined by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria) admitted to a single university surgical/trauma ICU between 1996 and 2003 with measurable BMIs on admission

Intervention

Abnormal BMI categories (underweight <18.5 kg/m², overweight 25.0-29.9 kg/m², obese 30.0-39.9 kg/m², and morbidly obese ≥40.0 kg/m²)

Comparator

Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²)

Outcome

In-hospital deathhard clinical

Increasing BMI is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections.

Cite This Study

Smith et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cd9471e80ecf5247bf3e1 https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2006.079

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December 1, 2007Surgical Infections

Does Body Mass Index Affect Infection-Related Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit?

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Why the study?

Does abnormal BMI increase in-hospital death in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections?

Population

807 patients with infections admitted to a single university surgical/trauma ICU between 1996 and 2003 with…

Comparison

Abnormal BMI categories vs Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

in-hospital

Authors

RSRobert L. Smith TCTae W. Chong THTraci L. Hedrick

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Abnormal BMI should not yet inform mortality risk assessment in infected surgical/trauma ICU patients; leaves open whether obesity independently affects survival after full adjustment.

Structured PICO

Does abnormal BMI increase in-hospital death in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections?

Population

Intervention

Abnormal BMI categories (underweight <18.5 kg/m², overweight 25.0-29.9 kg/m², obese 30.0-39.9 kg/m², and morbidly obese ≥40.0 kg/m²)

Comparator

Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²)

Outcome

In-hospital deathhard clinical

Increasing BMI is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality in surgical/trauma ICU patients with infections.

Cite This Study

Smith et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cd9471e80ecf5247bf3e1 https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2006.079

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