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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Annals of Surgery, 5(258), p. 722-730, 2013
DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3182a6605a
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Waist circumference and waist/hip ratio are better predictive risk factors for mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery than body mass index and body surface area.
Journal article published in 2013 by
Alex H. Kartheuser,
Daniel F. Leonard 
,
Freddy Penninckx,
Hugh M. Paterson,
Dimitri Brandt,
Christophe Remue,
Céline Bugli,
Eric Dozois,
Neil Mortensen,
Frédéric Ris,
Emmanuel Tiret,
and on behalf of the Waist Circumference Study Group
,
Freddy Penninckx,
Hugh M. Paterson,
Dimitri Brandt,
Christophe Remue,
Céline Bugli,
Eric Dozois,
Neil Mortensen,
Frédéric Ris,
Emmanuel Tiret,
and on behalf of the Waist Circumference Study Group
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Abstract
The WHR is predictive of adverse events after elective colorectal surgery. It should be used in routine clinical practice and in future risk-estimating systems.