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Development of ASMBS Research Agenda for Bariatric Surgery Using the Delphi Methodology

, 2019
Background While the number of research publications related to bariatric surgery have increased remarkably in the past decade, research efforts remain uncoordinated and have limited focus, and numerous important questions remain unanswered ...
King, Wendy C., Puzziferri, Nancy, Stefanidis, Dimitrios, Butler, Annabelle R., Sudan, Ranjan, Hutter, Matthew   +5 more
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Adipokines in Obese Asthma: A Complex Relationship Influenced More by Sex, Weight, and Oral Steroid Treatment Than Disease Severity

Allergy, EarlyView.
Adipokine secretion from adipose tissue may be involved in obesity‐related asthma, but it is unknown how adipokine levels relate to asthma characteristics. Plasma adipokines were measured in well‐characterized lean, overweight or obese patients with mild‐to‐moderate or severe asthma.
Lars I. Andersson, Maciej Kupczyk, Barbro Dahlén, Kenji Izuhara, Mina Gaga, Nikos M. Siafakas, Alberto Papi, Bianca Beghe, Guy Joos, Klaus F. Rabe, Elisabeth H. Bel, Sebastian L. Johnston, Pascal Chanez, Mark Gjomarkaj, Peter H. Howarth, Ewa Niżankowska‐Mogilnicka, Roelinde Middelveld, Sven‐Erik Dahlén, Apostolos Bossios, Anna James, on behalf of the BIOAIR (Longitudinal Assessment of Clinical Course and BIOmarkers in Severe Chronic AIRway Disease) and ChAMP consortia   +20 more
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Effects of Live and Heat‐Treated Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 in Adults With Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomised, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Allergy, EarlyView.
This randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial evaluated the effects of live probiotic and HT postbiotic B. longum CECT 7347 in adults with moderate–severe allergic rhinitis. Postbiotic supplementation for 8 weeks significantly reduced CSMS and dSS, exceeding the established CSMS MCID with a 33% greater improvement, when compared to placebo ...
Ana Cardoso, Malwina Naghibi, Eric Climent, Andrea Rodenes‐Gavidia, Araceli Lamelas, Laura Llobregat, Juan Martínez‐Blanch, Daniel Friedman, Vineetha Vijayakumar, Richard Day   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality indicators for structure and process in peri‐operative care: a systematic review

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Quality indicators are essential for benchmarking, quality assurance and driving improvement in healthcare. Many indicators exist for peri‐operative care but their relevance and evidence base vary. This systematic review updates a review published 10 years ago.
Sarah Kelly, Paige Cunnington, Harry Dunn, Isla Kuhn, Graham Martin, Mary Dixon‐Woods, Oliver Boney, S. Ramani Moonesinghe, Kristina Wanyonyi‐Kay   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cirurgia bariátrica: efeitos sobre o estado antioxidante e estresse oxidativo [PDF]

, 2008
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Programa de Pos-Graduação em Nutrição.Oxidative stress is associated with obesity.
Boesing, Fernanda
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Anesthesia for contouring body in post-bariatric surgery patient

, 2012
Obesity is a major health problem throughout the world. Its management by bariatric surgical interventions is associated with a good success rate, leading to a necessary removal of excess skin after weight loss.
Karam C.J., Rizk M.S., Ayoub C.M.
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Assessing Cognitive Workload and Performance in the Operating Room: Challenges in Applying NASA‐TLX Among Experienced Surgeons

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Surgical performance and cognitive workload (CWL) are central determinants of operative outcomes. Most prior studies have relied on simulated environments, limiting their clinical relevance. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA‐TLX) to ...
Yit J. Leang, Stephen W. Bell, Kaleb R. Lourensz, Maria K. Vanguardia, Joseph C. H. Kong, Paul R. Burton, Wendy A. Brown   +6 more
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Tale of Two Centres—Exploring Bedside Challenges to Implementing a Clinical Quality Registry for Abdominal Wall Hernias in Metropolitan Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In an effort to improve hernia care and mesh product surveillance, the Australia and New Zealand Hernia Society (ANZ Hernia) has been setting up a prototype binational learning healthcare system virtual clinical quality registry (CQR) for clinical use.
Edward Young, Doug Fenton‐Lee, Julian Süsstrunk, Jorgen Ferguson, Matthew Amprayil, Yijie Yin, Rabieh Abu Assi, Alex Karatassas, Sanjeev Khurana, Chrys Hensman, Andrew Tse, Hamish Urquhart, Reginald V. N. Lord, Jean Wong, Darren Tonkin, Markus Trochsler, Guy J. Maddern   +16 more
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Post-bariatric pregnancy is associated with vitamin K1 deficiency, a case control study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Maternal obesity is associated with adverse outcome for pregnancy and childbirths. While bariatric surgery may improve fertility and reduce the risk of certain pregnancy-related complications such as hypertension and gestational diabetes ...
Brit Torunn Bechensteen, Cindhya Sithiravel, Ellen Marie Strøm-Roum, Heidi Kathrine Ruud, Gunnhild Kravdal, Jacob A. Winther, Tone G. Valderhaug   +6 more
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Bariatric surgery in elderly patients: a systematic review

, 2015
Salvatore Giordano,1 Mikael Victorzon2,3 1Department of Plastic and General Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, 2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, 3University of Turku, Turku, Finland Abstract ...
Giordano S, Victorzon M
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