Morbidly obese
Smoking among morbidly obese patients
... or obese people (and per- haps the morbidly obese) are more prone to be smo- kers and smoke higher quantities with the mythical goal of trying to lose ...bidly obese individuals show a ...
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Complications of pelvic and acetabular fractures in 1331 morbidly obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): a retrospective observational study from the National Trauma Data Bank
... and morbidly obese patients are shown in Table 1. Morbidly obese pa- tients were significantly younger (47 ...patients. Morbidly obese patients had a higher overall complication ...
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Lipidomic analysis of human plasma reveals ether-linked lipids that are elevated in morbidly obese humans compared to lean
... 15 morbidly obese gastric bypass patients, and 13 non-obese controls age 18–60 were recruited to par- ticipate through the Northern Colorado Surgical Associ- ates (NCSA) of the Bariatric Center of ...
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Review of the Management
... While myasthenia gravis is a disease with several anes- thetic implications, morbid obesity is a multisystem disorder with its own set of associated risks. Respiratory complica- tions of obesity include obstructive sleep ...
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Population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of micafungin against Candida species in obese, critically ill, and morbidly obese critically ill patients
... in obese patients [5, 15, 31, 32] due to inadequate exposure with standards doses, as described with micafun- gin [26, ...an obese critically ill patient weighing 230 kg ...in morbidly obese ...
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Clinical Experience of Weight Loss Surgery in Morbidly Obese Korean Adolescents
... Purpose: Comprehensive multidisciplinary weight management programs en- compassing various conservative measures have shown only modest weight loss results in obese children and adolescents; therefore, bariatric ...
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An exploration of the Interpersonal and Intrapersonal experiences of women who are morbidly obese
... Within current research there is a predominance of evidence to suggest that females with obesity and those within both the severely and morbidly obese ranges are at increased risks of intrapersonal and ...
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Evaluation of Weight Reduction, Diabetic State and Satiety Hormones After Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication in Morbidly Obese Diabetic Patients
... Abstract: Bariatric surgery proved effective in the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated comorbidities. The aim of this study was to assess weight loss and changes in glucose homeostasis and satiety hormones ...
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Morbidly Obese Patients Exhibit Increased CYP2E1-Mediated Oxidation of Acetaminophen.
... In this prospective observational study (ClinicalTrials.gov study ID NCT01764555; EudraCT number 2012-000956- 32) 20 morbidly obese and 8 non-obese patients were studied on the day of surgery. All ...
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The association between hyperandrogenemia and the metabolic syndrome in morbidly obese women
... seeking morbidly obese women attending the Morbid Obesity Centre at Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norway, during the period from November 28 th 2005 until July 28 th 2014 were assessed for ...1900 ...
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Intraoperative use of methadone improves control of postoperative pain in morbidly obese patients: a randomized controlled study
... for morbidly obese patients was safe and significantly reduced the postoperative opioid consumption, leading to lower pain scores at rest and at movement, less opioid-related nausea and vomiting, and better ...
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Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Morbidly Obese Subjects
... the morbidly obese patients, and they are associated with the 18:1(n-9)/18:0 activity index; 18:0 but not 16:0 is the preferred substrate of SCD1 in humans ...in morbidly obese ...
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Higher Midazolam Clearance in Obese Adolescents Compared with Morbidly Obese Adults
... from morbidly obese adults, adolescents, children and their non-obese controls (body weight 37–184 kg, age 9–79 years) ...in obese adolescents were ...in obese ado- lescents or children ...
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Effect of sleeve gastrectomy on postprandial lipoprotein metabolism in morbidly obese patients
... Methods: After fasting for 12 h 15 morbidly obese patients (BMI 51.4±6.5 kg/m 2 , 43.7±12.6 years) received a standardized oral fat load before and 3 months after bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy). ...
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Tension pneumoperitoneum after surgery for endometrial cancer and hernia in a morbidly obese female: a case report
... the inferior vena cava, which in turn reduces the venous return and cardiac output and can result in aortic occlusion [4]. Various etiologies have been reported, including gastrointestinal perforation, barotrauma in ...
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An in vitro human muscle preparation suitable for metabolic studies Decreased insulin stimulation of glucose transport in muscle from morbidly obese and diabetic subjects
... transport was lower in muscle of obese than nonobese subjects. Morbidly obese patients, with or without NIDDM, have a severe state of insulin resistance in glucose transport. The novel in vitro human ...
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Exercise Therapy as a Treatment for Psychopathologic Conditions in Obese and Morbidly Obese Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
... We found that participation in a supervised exercise therapy intervention improved measures of self-esteem and increased physical activity significantly among obese/morbidly obese adolescents over ...
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Major liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in the morbidly obese: A proposed strategy to improve outcome
... Perioperative morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospi- tal stays are particularly common in obese patients, because these patients often have preexisting cardiac and respiratory disease [3,5]. Moreover, ...
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Fat-free weight prediction in morbidly obese females
... This study evaluates the ability of previously reported alternative body size descriptor (ABSD) estimating formulae to predict measured FFW by DEXA in a cohort of female, morbidly obese patients enrolled in ...
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Functionally Abnormal Na+ K+ Pump in Erythrocytes of a Morbidly Obese Patient
... The Na + -K + pump in the erythrocytes of a mordibly obese patient shows a unique constellation of functional abnormalities. The number of pump units, measured by [ 3 H]ouabain binding to intact cells, as well as ...
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