Obesity predicts increased overall complications following pancreas transplantation.

Hanish, S I; Petersen, R P; Collins, B H; Tuttle-Newhall, J; Marroquin, C E; Kuo, P C; Butterly, D W; Smith, S R; Desai, D M

Hanish, S I; Petersen, R P; Collins, B H; Tuttle-Newhall, J; Marroquin, C E; Kuo, P C; Butterly, D W; Smith, S R; Desai, D M.

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Hanish SI; Duke University Medical Center, Box 3443, Durham, NC 27710, USA. hanis003@mc.duke.edu

Transplant Proc ; 37(8): 3564-6, 2005 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16298662

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Obesity/complications; Pancreas Transplantation/adverse effects; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology; Adult; Female; Gangrene/epidemiology; Gangrene/mortality; Humans; Infections/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas Transplantation/mortality; Postoperative Complications/classification; Reoperation/statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Pancreas Transplantation / Obesity Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Transplant Proc Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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