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Impact of Body Mass Index on the Mortality of Critically Ill Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: An Observational Study

2020-06-03

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<h4>Background: </h4> Obesity, a wide-ranging disorder all around the world, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the general population. Regarding the present controversies, this study aims to evaluate the possible association of body mass index (BMI) and mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units. <h4>Methods: </h4>: During this cross-sectional study, all patients admitted to the...

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Literature Corpus work: a209fad9-477f-50cb-a2c0-be40abb1c2f1
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-31401/v1

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