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“Being overweight leads to worse hospital outcomes simply because of logistics, regardless of the disease.”
“CT scans and
—u/Elasion
“Surgery is more difficult. Mask ventilation is more difficult. Mechanical ventilation is more difficult. Recovery from surgery and anesthesia is both more difficult and more dangerous.
Sometimes being very fat means you can’t receive certain diagnostic or procedural care because you’re over the safe weight limit for things like CT scanners, MRI scanners, or procedure tables. “
—u/casapantalones
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