Effect of body mass index on postoperative recovery to independent living: a retrospective cohort study*
This study shows a U-shaped relationship between BMI and the risk of postoperative loss of independent living. Patients with mild obesity experienced a lower risk of losing the ability to live independently after surgery.
Authors
- Felix Borngaesser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6431-2525)
- Daniel Thomas‐Rüddel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-8566)
- Olubukola O. Nafiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-2458)
- Karuna Wongtangman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2444-8275)
- Tina Ramishvili
- Jenny Choi
- Maíra I. Rudolph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-0864)
- Philipp Faßbender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7286-8699)
- Christian Mpody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3754-7811)
- Matthias Eikermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-0596)
- Rafi Khandaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7874-7379)
- Annika Bald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-8662)
Institutions
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Universitätsklinik Marien Hospital Herne (DE)
- Klinikum Oldenburg (DE)
- Pius Hospital Oldenburg (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70059
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02