Association between body mass index and short-term mortality in patients with intra-abdominal infections: a retrospective, single-centre cohort study using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and short-term mortality of patients with intra-abdominal infection (IAI) using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-III) database.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Adult intensive care units (ICUs) at a tertiary hospital in the USA .

Participants

Adult IAI ICU patients from 2001 to 2012 in the MIMIC-III database.

Interventions

In univariate analysis, we compared the differences in the characteristics of patients in each BMI group. Cox regression models were used to evaluate the relationships between BMI and short-term prognosis.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

90-day survival.

Results

In total, 1161 patients with I

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365805 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature