Exploring the prevalence of severe obesity in a large teaching hospital
Approximately one in thirteen hospital patients presents with severe obesity, and undergoes over 2,700 procedures annually, reflecting the scale at which severe obesity intersects with hospital-based healthcare. These findings emphasize the need for heightened awareness of obesity-related healthcare demands and the need for further research into the impact of severe obesity on surgical outcomes and use of hospital resources.
Authors
- Miriam A Scheurwater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7705)
- Simon Willem Nienhuijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-9477)
- Dennis van Veghel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6108-9203)
- Ephrahim E Jerry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7871-5884)
- Lukas Dekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-3716)
- Janine J.P. Ghielen
- Ilse van Donkelaar
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Catharina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332608
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00