Correlation Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Postoperative Complications in Elective General Surgery: A Multicenter Study
Extremes of BMI, particularly obesity, are associated with higher rates of postoperative complications in elective general surgery. Preoperative BMI assessment should be integrated into surgical risk stratification, and targeted optimization strategies should be implemented to reduce BMI-related morbidity.
Authors
- Mohd. Akram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-4355)
- Muhammad Idrees Shabbir
- Yashar Mashayekhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-8556)
- Sara Baba-Aissa
- Safwan Ahmad Khan
- Somayya Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5025-9178)
- Uswa Abbas
Institutions
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (US)
- King Edward Medical University (PK)
- Fatima Jinnah Medical University (PK)
- Leicester Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Leicester General Hospital (GB)
- Allied Hospital (PK)
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (GB)
- Mayo Hospital (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94922
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00