Obesity is common in the equine population and it has been associated with increased surgical morbidity and mortality in humans. The effect of increased body mass index (BMI) on the incidence of surgical site infections has not been investigated in horses.

中文翻译：

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较高的体重指数可能会增加马在紧急腹中线剖腹手术后发生切口并发症的风险。

肥胖在马群中很常见，并且与人类手术发病率和死亡率的增加有关。尚未在马身上研究增加体重指数 (BMI) 对手术部位感染发生率的影响。