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Body mass index and post-operative outcomes in older adults after major surgery.

BMC Surg · 2026 · PMC13326237 · PMID 41917894

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.256not close (p > 0.1)
No significant differences were seen in overall length of stay in ICU or in 30-day postoperative mortality, although underweight patients demonstrated a trend towards a higher 30-day mortality that did not reach statistical significance (OR 1.67, 95% CI 0.69–4.02, p = 0.256).

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