Obesity and mortality in critically ill patients: another case of the simpson paradox?

Chest. 2012 Jun;141(6):1637-1638. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-3302.

Authors

Audrey De Jong¹, Boris Jung¹, Gérald Chanques¹, Samir Jaber², Nicolas Molinari³

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, Saint Eloi Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier-INSERM, Montpellier, France.
² Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, Saint Eloi Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier-INSERM, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: s-jaber@chu-montpellier.fr.
³ The Medical and Informatic Department, Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 22670030
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-3302

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Critical Illness / mortality*
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity / complications*
Obesity / mortality*