Why the study?
Does BMI category affect 90-day mortality in patients treated surgically for perforated peptic ulcer?
Does BMI category affect 90-day mortality in patients treated surgically for perforated peptic ulcer?
Being underweight, but not overweight or obese, is a significant adverse prognostic factor for 90-day mortality after surgery for perforated peptic ulcer.
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Underweight status signals higher 90-day mortality risk after PPU surgery but should not yet change practice; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Buck et al. (2014) studied this question.
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