Effect of body mass index percentile on pediatric gastrointestinal surgery outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

Pediatric obesity is an important public health concern, yet its effect on surgical outcomes is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if age and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) percentile influences complications and hospital resource utilization following pediatric gastrointestinal surgeries.

Methods

Patients aged ≥2 to <18years who underwent appendectomy or other gastrointestinal operations were identified in the 2012-2013 Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasets. Age- and gender-specific pediatric BMI percentiles were calculated. Patients who underwent appendectomy (n=9606) and those undergoing all other intestinal operations (n=2664) were evaluated as separate cohorts.

Results

In the appendec

SUBMITTER: Witt CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007147 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature