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The association between body-mass index and patient outcome in septic shock: a retrospective cohort study

Bettina Wurzinger, Martin W. Dünser, Christoph Wohlmuth, Martina Deutinger, Hanno Ulmer, Christian Torgersen, Christian A. Schmittinger, Wilhelm Grander, Walter Hasibeder

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2010 · 92 citations · 20 references

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Concepts

Veterinary MedicineInternal MedicineSurgerySepsisComplications Of SepsisHemorrhagic ShockSepsis ManagementSepsis PathophysiologySepsis PrognosisSeptic ShockCohort Study InvestigationLow Body Mass IndexPatient Outcome EvaluationPatient Outcome MeasurementPatient Outcome PredictionSepsis PredictorsSepsis Severity StratificationSeptic Shock Management

References

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Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Lester R. Curtin et al. · JAMA · 2006 · 8.7K citations

Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition +5

Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: Analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care

Derek C. Angus, Walter T. Linde‐Zwirble, Jeffrey Lidicker et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2001 · 8.6K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine +16

Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee

Phyllis B. Eveleth · American Journal of Human Biology · 1996 · 7.4K citations

Agriculture, Biostatistics, Nutrition +17

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults, 1999-2002

Allison Hedley · JAMA · 2004 · 4.5K citations

Public Health, Child Health, Pediatrics +12

Body-Mass Index and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of U.S. Adults

Eugenia E. Calle, Michael J. Thun, Jennifer M. Petrelli et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1999 · 3.7K citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology +6