Background The physiological abnormalities relating to obesity and metabolic syndrome
can contribute to worse outcomes following trauma especially in class 2 and 3 obesity. The …

Objective The obesity paradox is the association of increased survival for overweight and
obese patients compared to normal and underweight patients, despite an increased risk of …

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 …

Objectives To explore the association between perirenal fat thickness (PFT) and renal
trauma grade. We hypothesise this association is related to a shock‐absorbing effect of …

Background There are limited studies examining the role of BMI on mortality in the trauma
population. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the “obesity paradox” exists in non …

Background The obesity paradox theorizes a survival benefit in trauma patients secondary
to the cushioning effect of adiposity. We aim to evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) …

Methods This study was a retrospective review of all adult trauma patients presented to the
emergency department at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) between January …

Background The obesity paradox has been recently demonstrated in trauma patients, where
improved survival was associated with overweight and obese patients compared to patients …

Aims Fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum are often the consequence of high energy
trauma in young individuals or fragility fractures in osteoporotic bone. They can be life …

Background Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in trauma
scenarios; however, there has been conflicting evidence on outcomes of obesity and …