Clinical Study

Obesity Does Not Increase Mortality after Emergency Surgery

Table 2

Postoperative comorbidities.

Study groupsMortalityICUPneumoniaWound infection Postoperative PE Postoperative DVTRF

Nonobese ( )15.80%42%2.20%4.30%2.20%2.20%12.20%
Obese ( )13.60%58%3.50%9.95%1.50%4.50%16.80%

PE: pulmonary embolism, DVT: deep venous thrombosis, and RF: respiratory failure.