The effect of body mass index (BMI) and smoking on the risk of perforated appendix and postoperative complications in patients undergoing open appendicectomy for acute appendicitis was studied.

Sadr Azodi, O., Lindström, D., Adami, J., Bellocco, R., Linder, S., Wladis, A. (2008). Impact of body mass index and tobacco smoking on outcome after open appendicectomy. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 95(6), 751-757 [10.1002/bjs.6079].

Impact of body mass index and tobacco smoking on outcome after open appendicectomy

BELLOCCO, RINO;
2008

Abstract

The effect of body mass index (BMI) and smoking on the risk of perforated appendix and postoperative complications in patients undergoing open appendicectomy for acute appendicitis was studied.
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Intestinal Perforation; Adolescent; Aged, 80 and over; Male; Middle Aged; Appendicitis; Humans; Smoking; Body Mass Index; Acute Disease; Postoperative Complications; Appendectomy; Aged; Adult; Epidemiologic Methods
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Sadr Azodi, O., Lindström, D., Adami, J., Bellocco, R., Linder, S., Wladis, A. (2008). Impact of body mass index and tobacco smoking on outcome after open appendicectomy. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 95(6), 751-757 [10.1002/bjs.6079].
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