Utilizing quantitative measures of visceral adiposity in evaluating trauma patient outcomes
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- 作者：Salvatore Docimo Jr. ; sdocimo@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Brooke Lamparello ; Melissa Fay Cohen ; Anthony Kopatsis ; Fausto Vinces
- 关键词：Visceral adiposity ; Quantitative measures ; Adiposity ; Trauma outcomes
- 刊名：International Journal of Surgery
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：September 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：21
- 期：Complete
- 页码：51-56
- 全文大小：569 K
文摘
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Quantitative radiologic measures of visceral adiposity is the gold standard to assess obesity.
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This is the first attempt to associate V/S ratios with trauma outcome measurements.
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Clinical association of an increased V/S ratio and complications in trauma patients noted.
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Further prospective studies are required for further analysis.