ASSOCIATION OF BODY MASS INDEX AND OUTCOME IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS REQUIRING INTENSIVE CARE THERAPY
Druml, W.; Winnicki, W.; Metnitz, P.; Zajic, P.; Fellinger, T.; Metnitz, B. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2017 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction: In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) a positive association of body mass index (BMI) and outcome, the “obesity paradox” has been described. Objectives: In a large group of intensive care patients we assessed whether a potential beneficial effect of a high body mass is also seen in ESRD patients with critical illness. Methods: Setting, Design and Participants: In a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected data base of 82,323 patients from 98 Austrian intensive care units (ICUs) in whom BMI was available, in 9,869 patients with ESRD the association of 6 groups of BMI and outcome…
