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See Latest ArticlesBody Mass Index: Surgical Site Infections and Mortality after Lower Extremity Bypass from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005-2007
Annals of Vascular Surgery, 07/22/09
Giles KA et al. – SSIs occur frequently after lower extremity bypass regardless of bypass origin and are associated with early graft failure and sepsis. Obesity predicts postoperative SSI. Mortality risk was greatest in the underweight, followed by morbidly obese and normal–weight patients, while overweight and mild to moderate obesity were associated with the lowest mortality.
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