Obese patients undergoing colon surgery are 60 percent more likely to develop dangerous and costly surgical-site infections than their normal-weight counterparts, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.And if they refuse...enjoy your infection, fatso.
These infections, according to findings published in the journal Archives of Surgery, cost an average of $17,000 more per patient, extend hospital stays and leave patients at a three-times greater risk of hospital readmission.
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
Obese Patients At Much Greater Risk For Costly Surgical-Site Infections
Have them pay the difference themselves.
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