Chapter-11 Bariatric trauma
BOOK TITLE: Key Clinical Topics in Trauma
Author
1. Porter Keith
2. Greaves Ian
3. Burke Derek
ISBN
9781909836082
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18510_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
2.
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
3.
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
Chapter keywords
Bariatric trauma,
World Health Organization,
body mass index,
injury pattern,
pathophysiology,
obesity,
adipose tissue,
surgical consideration,
management