Perioperative Short-Term Outcome in Super-Super-Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3118-y
Abstract: BackgroundPrevalence of obesity is increasing with a pandemic magnitude worldwide. Incidence of super-super-obesity (> 60 kg/m2) is expanding by the same means. While bariatric surgery is the only approach with proven long-term results, surgical outcome in super-super-obesity… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; term; obesity; bariatric surgery ... See more keywords
Safety and Efficacy of Moderate Sedation in Super Obese Patients Undergoing Lower and Upper GI Endoscopy: a Case-Control Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04600-6
Abstract: Obesity is a disease of increasing prevalence. There is minimal research on the safety of sedation for general endoscopic procedures among super obese patients (BMI ≥ 50). The aim of our study was to evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: moderate sedation; study; obese patients; super obese ... See more keywords
First report about a successful ECLS implantation and subsequent helicopter transfer of a super obese patient with a BMI of 78 kg/m2
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DOI: 10.1007/s11748-020-01358-7
Abstract: Our tertiary center provides 24/7 ECMO implantation and transport service nationwide. In 2018, 150 ECLS/ECMO were implanted, and 40 patients were transported on ECLS/ECMO. In this report, we describe a successful veno-arterial ECLS implantation in… read more here.
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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