@article{f6e92f84bb62404aaf80c63636f65754,
title = "BMI and VTE Risk in Emergency General Surgery, Does Size Matter? : An ACS-NSQIP Database Analysis.",
author = "Pahlkotter, \{Maranda K\} and Shalwa Mohidul and Moen, \{Micaela R\} and Digney, \{Bradley W\} and Sharon Holmes and Keely Muertos and Sciarretta, \{Jason D\} and Davis, \{John M\}",
note = "Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients comprise 7\% of hospital admissions in America with a reported rate of VTE of 2.5\%. Of these, >69\% required hospital readmission, making VTE the second most common cause for readmission after infection in EGS patients.",
year = "2020",
month = aug,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1177/0003134820940272",
language = "American English",
volume = "86",
journal = "The American Surgeon",
issn = "1555-9823",
publisher = "Sage",
number = "12",
}