The impact of obesity on polytraumatized patients with operatively treated fractures

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of obesity on outcomes following operative treatment of fractures in obese polytrauma patients. This was a prospective cohort study at a level I trauma centre from January 2014 until December 2017. The eligibility criteria were adult (age >=...

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Published in:Injury 2022-07, Vol.53 (7), p.2519-2523
Main Authors: Elmhiregh, Aissam, Ahmed, Abdulaziz F, Dabboussi, Abdul Majid, Ahmed, Ghalib O, Abdelrahman, Husham, Ibrahim, Talal
Format: Article
Language:English
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Obesity
Orthopaedic
Polytrauma
Trauma
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of obesity on outcomes following operative treatment of fractures in obese polytrauma patients. This was a prospective cohort study at a level I trauma centre from January 2014 until December 2017. The eligibility criteria were adult (age >= 18 years) polytrauma patients who presented with at least one orthopaedic fracture that required operative fixation. Polytrauma was defined as having an Injury Severity Score (ISS) >= 16. Out of 891 patients, a total of 337 were included with 85 being obese. The primary outcome variable was the total hospital length of stay in days. The secondary outcome variables were the number of patients who had an intensive care unit (ICU) admission, the ICU length of stay in days, the number of patients who had mechanical ventilation, the duration of mechanical ventilation in days, perioperative complications, and mortality. Obesity was associated with increased total hospital stay (36 vs. 27 days; P
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.059