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18984755

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Obesity is perceived as a risk factor in general thoracic surgery. We conducted a single-center retrospective evaluation of perioperative complications in 822 patients who underwent thoracic surgery between 2000 and 2005. According to body mass index, 82 were underweight (< 18.5 kg m(-2)), 568 were normal (18.5-24.9 kg m(-2)), 155 were overweight (25.0-29.9 kg m(-2)), and 17 were obese (>or=30 kg m(-2)). A significant increase in preoperative comorbidity (hypertension and ischemic heart disease) was observed with increasing body mass index. There was no significant difference in operation time or length of stay in the operating room, but extubation time was significantly different among the 4 groups. Of the intraoperative complications, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference increased significantly with increasing obesity, and hypoxia was least common in the normal group. Postoperatively, there was more pulmonary leakage in the underweight group and less pneumonia in the normal group. Both the underweight and the obese are at increased risk of perioperative complications and need to be carefully observed and managed intraoperatively and postoperatively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1816-5370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
463-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of body mass index on perioperative complications in thoracic surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan. suemitsu@qmed.hosp.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study