Burns in morbidly obese patients

Robert L. Sheridan; Loring W. Rue; William F. McManus; Basil A. Pruitt

doi:10.1097/00005373-199212000-00004

Burns in morbidly obese patients

Robert L. Sheridan, Loring W. Rue, William F. McManus, Basil A. Pruitt

Surgery

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Abstract

It has been estimated that 26% of Americans are obese. A very small subset of this group can be categorized as morbidly obese, fulfilling the criteria of being 100 pounds, or 100%, over ideal body weight. The clinical records of seven morbidly obese bum patients treated over a 20-year period are reviewed. Particularly notable was a 43% incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	818-820
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199212000-00004
State	Published - Dec 1992

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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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Sheridan, R. L., Rue, L. W., McManus, W. F., & Pruitt, B. A. (1992). Burns in morbidly obese patients. Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 33(6), 818-820. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199212000-00004

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