%0 Journal Article
%T The impact of obesity on severity of solid organ injury in the adult population at a Level I trauma center
%A Allen K Chen
%A Amy M Kwok
%A David Jeffcoach
%A James W Davis
%A John C Stivers
%A Kyle A McCullough
%A Lawrence Sue
%A Mary M Wolfe
%A Rachel C Dirks
%A Ryland J Boehnke
%J Archive of "Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open".
%D 2019
%R 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000318
%X The obese (body mass index, BMI > 30) have been identified as a subgroup of patients in regards to traumatic injuries. A recent study found that high-grade hepatic injuries were more common in obese than non-obese pediatric patients. This study seeks to evaluate whether similar differences exist in the adult population and examine differences in operative versus non-operative management between the obese and non-obese in blunt abdominal trauma
%K trauma and obesity
%K abdominal trauma
%K liver injury
%K spleen injuries
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660801/