The consequences of obesity on trauma, emergency surgery, and surgical critical care

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The era of the acute care surgeon has arrived and this "new" specialty will be expected to provide trauma care, emergency surgery, and surgical critical care to a variety of patients arriving at their institution. With the exception of practicing bariat...

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Main Authors: Velmahos George C, Brown Carlos VR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/1/1/27