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Impact of obesity in damage control laparotomy patients
International Braz J Urol, 11/04/09
Duchesne JC et al. – Severe obesity was significantly associated with adverse outcomes and increased resource utilization in trauma patients treated with DCL. Measures to improve outcomes in this vulnerable patient population must be directed at multiple levels of health care.
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