TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Burns in morbidly obese patients
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Pruitt, B. A.
A1  - McManus, W. F.
A1  - Rue, L. W.
A1  - Sheridan, R. L.
SP  - 818
EP  - 820
VL  - 33
IS  - 6
N2  - It has been estimated that 26% of Americans are obese. A very small subset of this group can be categorized as morbidly obese, fulfilling the criteria of being 100 pounds, or 100%, over ideal body weight. The clinical records of seven morbidly obese burn patients treated over a 20-year period are reviewed. Particularly notable was a 43% incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism.
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SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -