Primary Recipient

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Amount

$61,523.00

Award Date

1/07/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The overall aim of the Obesity and Surgical Outcomes (OBSOS) study is to improve the outcomes of obese patients who must undergo general, orthopedic, vascular or urological surgery. Obesity has been implicated in predisposing patients to worse surgical ou