Research Article

Impact of the Body Mass on Complications and Outcome in Multiple Trauma Patients: What Does the Weight Weigh?

Table 4

Clinical complications according to the BMI.

ā€‰UnderweightNormalOverweightObesityP value

SIRS16 (57.1%)189 (71.3%)156 (73.9%)62 (75.6%)0.256
Sepsis9 (32.1%)107 (40.4%)91 (43.1%)37 (45.1%)0.612
ARDS10 (35.7%)78 (29.4%)72 (34.1%)31 (37.8%)0.463
MODS1 (3.6%)9 (3.4%)12 (5.7%)9 (11.0%)0.060

SIRS: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
MODS: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome.