Zahidul Islam1, Manabendra Biswas2, Md. Mofizur Rahman Mia2, Anwarul A. Kibria2,Kazi S. Islam2, Abdur Rahim3, Nazmul Islam3
Abstract
Objective: Obesity has been thought to predispose patients to excess morbidity after lung resection because of decreased diaphragm excursion, reduced lung volumes and relative immobility. We assessed the relationship of body mass index (BMI) to acute outcomes after major lung resection.