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Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

Eugene Ngoga, David Hall, Fredd Mattheyse, Debby Grové • South African Family Practice (2009)

Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873805

Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index

Barry Ting Sheen Kweh MBBS, Hui Qing Lee BMSc, MBBS, Terence Tan BMSc, MBBS, Kim Siong Tew MBBS et al. • Global Spine Journal (2023)

Study Design: Retrospective cohort. Objectives: To validate the 11-item modified Frailty Index (mFI) as a perioperative risk stratification tool in elderly patients undergoing spine surgery. Methods: All consecutive cases of spine surgery i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2192568221999650