Perioperative care of the obese patient: a successful approach
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DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11541
Abstract: Editor An interesting issue, focusing on ‘advances in perioperative care’, has recently been published by two leading journals, BJS and Anaesthesia, in the fields of surgery and anaesthesia. The timing of this event was welcomed… read more here.
Keywords: care obese; obese patient; approach; care ... See more keywords
Skin changes in the obese patient.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.12.070
Abstract: Obesity is a worldwide major public health problem with an alarmingly increasing prevalence over the past 2 decades. The consequences of obesity in the skin are underestimated. In this paper, we review the effect of obesity… read more here.
Keywords: skin; obese patient; physiology; changes obese ... See more keywords
Use of ultrasound for spinal anesthesia in a super morbidly obese patient.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.10.024
Abstract: We report the application of ultrasound prescans for spinal anesthesia to morbid obesity patient. A 38-year-old woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 50 (weight: 110 kg; height: 148 cm) was scheduled to undergo… read more here.
Keywords: morbidly obese; use ultrasound; anesthesia; obese patient ... See more keywords
Super-Obese Patient-Derived iPSC Hypothalamic Neurons Exhibit Obesogenic Signatures and Hormone Responses.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.03.009
Abstract: The hypothalamus contains neurons that integrate hunger and satiety endocrine signals from the periphery and are implicated in the pathophysiology of obesity. The limited availability of human hypothalamic neurons hampers our understanding of obesity disease… read more here.
Keywords: hypothalamic neurons; obese patient; super obese; obesity ... See more keywords
Long-Term Respiratory Morbidity Among Children With Acute Respiratory Failure: Much More to Discover.
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DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004592
Abstract: e1368 www.ccmjournal.org December 2020 • Volume 48 • Number 12 is in a way acknowledged by the authors, we truly appreciate their opinion letter and we share their position. This correspondence gives me the opportunity… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; obesity; acute respiratory; position ... See more keywords
Pharmacokinetics of Tedizolid in an Obese Patient after Bariatric Surgery
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02432-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT An obese woman was treated with oral tedizolid 200 mg once daily for pseudoarthrosis 10 years after Roux-en-Y bypass surgery. Total plasma peak concentration was 2.12 mg/liter 3 h after intake, and area under… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; bariatric surgery; obese patient; tedizolid obese ... See more keywords
Drug dosing in the critically ill obese patient—a focus on sedation, analgesia, and delirium
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03040-z
Abstract: Practice guidelines provide clear evidence-based recommendations for the use of drug therapy to manage pain, agitation, and delirium associated with critical illness. Dosing recommendations however are often based on strategies used in patients with normal… read more here.
Keywords: obese patient; drug; dosing critically; ill obese ... See more keywords
Recent advances in anesthesia of the obese patient
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.15093.1
Abstract: The anesthetic management of an obese patient can be challenging because of the altered anatomy and physiology associated with obesity. In this article, I review the recent medical literature and highlight some of the controversies… read more here.
Keywords: obese patient; advances anesthesia; physiology; recent advances ... See more keywords
Combined Oocyte Retrieval and Robot-assisted Hysterectomy in a Super Morbidly Obese Patient with Endometrial Carcinoma.
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DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12372
Abstract: AIM To report on the unique, innovative management of a super morbidly obese patient presenting for fertility preservation in the setting of Grade 2 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma. CASE REPORT A back-to-back oocyte retrieval and robot-assisted… read more here.
Keywords: morbidly obese; retrieval; super morbidly; obese patient ... See more keywords
Positioning of a morbidly obese patient during retinal surgery
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1951_18
Abstract: A body mass index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2 is classified as obese, and a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 is classified as morbidly obese. Obese people are at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular complications like ischemic heart… read more here.
Keywords: positioning morbidly; surgery; obese patient; morbidly obese ... See more keywords