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The effect of the body mass index on postoperative complications of coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly.
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc
October 2009
Institute of Cardiology, University Cardiology Foundation, University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of BMI (body mass index) in the postoperative period of elderly patients undergoing CABG.
Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study, carried out in academic hospital, with all patients (n=290), aged or above 60 years, undergone CABG, from August 2006 to July 2007. The patients were divided into tertiles of BMI (<22, 22-27, >27 kg/m(2)).