The Obesity Paradox Revisited: Is Obesity Still a Protective Factor for Patients With High Comorbidity Burden or High-Complexity Procedures?
Our findings suggest the existence of an obesity paradox in most adult surgical patients, yet the trend dissipates with high procedural complexity and comorbidity burden.
Authors
- Hyo Jin Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2656-9973)
- David Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0926-2547)
- James J. Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1133-6322)
- Denise W. Gee
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000531
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57