The clinical, functional and disability characteristics of patients with severe obesity presenting for non-bariatric surgery

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2019 Nov;47(6):522-531. doi: 10.1177/0310057X19887976. Epub 2019 Nov 28.

Authors

Natalie A Smith¹, Marijka Batterham², Gregory E Peoples³, Mark A Shulman⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
² Statistical Consulting Centre, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
³ University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 31779477
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X19887976

No abstract available

Keywords: Obesity; comorbidities; disability; functional capacity; preoperative assessment.

MeSH terms

Aged
Comorbidity
Disabled Persons
Humans
Middle Aged
New South Wales
Obesity, Morbid / complications*
Preoperative Care / methods*
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment / methods*