Prospective Analysis of Payment per Hour in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Fiscally Feasible or Futile?
Total care time analysis demonstrates that physician reimbursement is not commensurate with resources used for complex head and neck reconstructive surgery.
Obesity assessed by waist-hip ratio is a better predictor of CVD and CHD mortality than waist circumference, which, in turn, is a better predictor than BMI. The recognition of central obesity is clinically important, as lifestyle intervention is likely to provide significant health benefits.