The association between <scp>BMI</scp> and postoperative pulmonary complications in adults undergoing non‐cardiac, non‐obstetric surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Patients who were overweight or living with class 1 obesity undergoing non-cardiac, non-obstetric surgery had paradoxically lower risks of postoperative pulmonary complications compared with those of a normal weight. These findings may contradict traditional assumptions about surgical risk and obesity, highlighting the need to re-evaluate the relationship between BMI and postoperative pulmonary complications.
Authors
- Su Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-5044)
- Qiuju Xiong
- Ke Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2899-9069)
- Z Wang
- Peipei Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5351-1291)
- Dan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6442-9539)
- Ling Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-1531)
Institutions
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16573
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.82