Background Obesity has been shown to increase the rates of morbidity and occasionally
mortality in patients undergoing nonbariatric elective surgery. However, little is known about …

BACKGROUND Obesity is a growing global health problem and a well-recognized risk
factor for many medical conditions. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effect of …

Limited evidence suggests that obesity adversely affects burn outcomes. However, the
impacts of body mass index (BMI) across the continuum have not been fully characterized …

Background Obesity is associated with adverse outcomes after major operations. The role of
operative rib fixation (RF) in obese patients with flail chest is not clear. The presence of other …

Background Patients with obesity are also at risk for sarcopenia, which is difficult to
recognize in this population. Our study examines whether sarcopenic-obesity (SO) is …

Background Although multiple risk factors for development of pneumonia in patients with
trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident have been studied, the effect of prehospital …

While some neuroimaging research has attempted to understand sexual violence (SV)
survivor responses to emotional stimuli, no review has aggregated these studies to draw …

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play a vital role in cell growth, development, and
function, especially in maternal and early child development. In particular, long-chain omega …

Background Standards for preoperative bariatric patient selection include a thorough
psychological evaluation. Using patients “red-flagged” during preoperative evaluations, this …