Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
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J. Perianesth. Nurs. · Apr 2014
Association of abdominal obesity in children with perioperative respiratory adverse events.
Waist circumference (WC), a measure of abdominal obesity, is associated with several chronic disorders. Less is known about the association between WC and acute perioperative adverse events. The purpose of the present investigation was to test the hypothesis that abdominal obesity increases the occurrence of perioperative adverse events in children undergoing elective, noncardiac surgeries. ⋯ WC, a measure of abdominal obesity, is an independent predictor of perioperative respiratory adverse events in children undergoing elective noncardiac surgery. Furthermore, abdominal obesity was associated with prolonged PACU length of stay.