The impact of body mass index on resource utilization and outcomes of children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit
Introduction: Obesity is associated with poor health outcomes but may be protective in intensive care unit patients. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of underweight, normal weight, and obese children, and to compare their length of stay, resource utilization, and mortal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-01-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119825509 |