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Does Obesity Affect Outcomes In Children Admitted From Trauma Centers?, Prashanth Shanmugham
Does Obesity Affect Outcomes In Children Admitted From Trauma Centers?, Prashanth Shanmugham
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Introduction and Research Objectives: Pediatric obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. In the critical care setting, obesity has yet to be fully studied. We sought to evaluate the effects of obesity in children who are admitted to a hospital from trauma centers using Kid's Inpatient Database (KID) during 2009.
Methods: The study examined inpatient admissions from pediatric trauma patients in 2009 using the Kids´ Inpatient Database (KID). Patients (n=27599) were selected from the KID based on Age (AGE>1) and Admission Type (ATYPE=5) and assessed on Race, Sex, Length of Stay (LOS), Number of Diagnoses and Procedures, …