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Obesity is associated with a significantly reduced mortality risk in patients with sepsis, supporting the obesity paradox.
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Does obesity reduce mortality in patients with sepsis?
Does obesity reduce mortality in patients with sepsis?
This meta-analysis supports the obesity paradox, suggesting reduced mortality from sepsis in obese patients.
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Supports obesity paradox in sepsis; leaves open whether BMI should influence management or trial design.
=0.00%; P=0.000). This meta-analysis lends support to the obesity paradox, suggesting a reduced mortality from sepsis in obese patients. However, further prospective trials and research on mechanisms are needed to test this hypothesis.
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Ye Lu (2024) studied this question. Obesity is associated with a significantly reduced mortality risk in patients with sepsis, supporting the obesity paradox.
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