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DeckerMed Anesthesiology, 2018
Recent statistics indicate that the obesity rate exceeds 35% in 5 states and 30% in 25 states in the United States. As the prevalence of obesity continues to increase, the number of bariatric and nonbariatric surgeries in this patient population also continues to grow.
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Recent statistics indicate that the obesity rate exceeds 35% in 5 states and 30% in 25 states in the United States. As the prevalence of obesity continues to increase, the number of bariatric and nonbariatric surgeries in this patient population also continues to grow.
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Revista de enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain), 2012
Morbid obesity (MO) is a serious disease caused by genetic and environmental factors, which is associated with multiple comorbid factors that impact very significantly on the amount and life quality. Obesity surgery is a complex surgery but not without complications, which objective is to achieve an ideal weight or cure obesity reducing comorbidities ...
M, Masó Serra +5 more
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Morbid obesity (MO) is a serious disease caused by genetic and environmental factors, which is associated with multiple comorbid factors that impact very significantly on the amount and life quality. Obesity surgery is a complex surgery but not without complications, which objective is to achieve an ideal weight or cure obesity reducing comorbidities ...
M, Masó Serra +5 more
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Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 1984
Weight loss following surgical intervention for morbid obesity leaves a redundancy of loose, amorphous skin. Contour surgery should be delayed at least one year following stabilization of weight loss to allow maximum skin contracture. If more than one procedure is contemplated, a sequence should be outlined with the patient to maximize the use of ...
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Weight loss following surgical intervention for morbid obesity leaves a redundancy of loose, amorphous skin. Contour surgery should be delayed at least one year following stabilization of weight loss to allow maximum skin contracture. If more than one procedure is contemplated, a sequence should be outlined with the patient to maximize the use of ...
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Cholelithiasis in Morbid Obesity
Southern Medical Journal, 1984This study is based upon our experience with 477 morbidly obese patients who had gastric bariatric surgery during a five-year period. The incidence of biliary tract disease was 39.1%, about four times the incidence in the nonobese population. Intraoperative ultrasonic examination of the gallbladder was done in 50 patients.
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Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2003
The purpose of this article is to discuss the disease of morbid obesity, its causes, and its impact upon an individual's life. Medical personnel must have a clear understanding that morbid obesity is a disease largely due to genetic makeup and not a personality defect or lack of control.
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the disease of morbid obesity, its causes, and its impact upon an individual's life. Medical personnel must have a clear understanding that morbid obesity is a disease largely due to genetic makeup and not a personality defect or lack of control.
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2005
Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Surgery for morbid obesity is considered when other treatments have failed. A number of procedures are available, but the effects of these surgical procedures compared with medical management and with each other are uncertain.To assess the effects of surgery for morbid obesity.Studies were ...
J, Colquitt +4 more
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Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Surgery for morbid obesity is considered when other treatments have failed. A number of procedures are available, but the effects of these surgical procedures compared with medical management and with each other are uncertain.To assess the effects of surgery for morbid obesity.Studies were ...
J, Colquitt +4 more
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