Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2010 Oct;26(4):689-93.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.06.010. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

Trauma in obese patients

Christine C Toevs  1
Affiliations
Review

Trauma in obese patients

Christine C Toevs. Crit Care Clin. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

As the American population grows larger in terms of weight and body mass index each year, a greater percentage of patients admitted to the trauma service are overweight or obese. Obese patients do not have the same injury patterns or outcomes of normal-weight patients. This article reviews some of the latest data regarding the injury patterns, outcomes, and areas of further studies in the obese trauma population.

PubMed Disclaimer