Influence of body mass index on outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for diverticular disease

Background: We hypothesized that increasing body mass index is a risk factor for surgical complications in surgery for diverticulitis. We assessed the relationship of body mass index and surgical complications following surgery for diverticular disease. Methods: We used National Surgical Quality Imp...

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Main Authors: Olga Beresneva, Jason Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845019300223