Obesity is not associated with increased resource utilization or morbidity in patients undergoing appendectomy

Presenter Information

Stephanie Papillon, Department of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAFollow
P. Garrett Candelaria, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Christopher Pennell, Department of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Stephen Aranoff, Department of Pediatrics, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
L. Grier Arthur, Department of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rajeev Prasad, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Pediatric Surgery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Harsh Grewal, Department of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Presentation Type

Clinical Research

Recommended Citation

Papillon, Stephanie; Candelaria, P. Garrett; Pennell, Christopher; Aranoff, Stephen; Arthur, L. Grier; Prasad, Rajeev; and Grewal, Harsh, "Obesity is not associated with increased resource utilization or morbidity in patients undergoing appendectomy" (2022). St. Chris Research Day. 29.
https://scholarcommons.towerhealth.org/schc_researchday/2022/clinical_research/29