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Obesity, especially early onset of obesity is a serious health concern in both developed and developing countries. This is further associated with serious comorbidities like a fatty liver disease, cardiovascular diseases, type-2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, renal complications Prader-Willi syndrome is an uncommon multisystem genetic disorder caused by defects of chromosome 15 (15qll-ql3), often due to deletions or uniparental disomy The syndrome is characterized by neonatal hypotonia, dysmorphic facial features, short stature, motor and mental disabilities, behavioral
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Anastomotic leaks are a dreaded complication of bariatric surgery. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical presentation and outcomes of treatment in patients who develop anastomotic leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity.
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Prospectively collected data on
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To determine whether intraoperative fluid management affects urine output in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric operations.
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Randomized controlled trial.
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Academic tertiary referral center.
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Morbidly obese patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic bariatric
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To assess the clinical characteristics of heart failure and respiratory failure in patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB).
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Symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, clinical courses, blood gases responses to voluntary hyperventilation test and non-invasive ventilation treatment
Necrotizing cellulitis and fasciitis may be difficult to recognize. When skin necrosis is not obvious, the diagnosis must be suspected if there are signs of severe sepsis (accelerated heart or respiratory rates, oliguria, mental confusion.) and/or some of the following local symptoms or signs:
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Anaesthesia Databank Switzerland (ADS) is a voluntary data registry introduced in 1996. Its ultimate goal is to promote quality in anaesthesiology.
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The ADS registry analyses routinely recorded adverse events and provides benchmark comparisons between anaesthesia departments. Data
Rhabdomyolysis is a rare complication of serious surgical procedures, and constitutes a clinical and biochemical syndrome, caused by injury and destruction of skeletal muscles. It is accompanied by pain in the region of the referred muscle group, increase in creatine phosphokinase levels,
Objectives. Considering the differences in location, socioeconomic background, and cultural background, the aim of this study was to try to identify possible factors associated with the increased incidence of urolithiasis by comparing American and Brazilian children with stones. Methods. Data of 222
Hypertension in pregnancy is one of the main causes of maternal, fetal and newborn morbidity and mortality in civilised countries. Current recommendations of the European Society for Hypertension prefer definition of hypertension in pregnancy based on absolute values of blood pressure, i.e. systolic
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Diagnosing pacemaker lead perforation in the setting of chest pain and EKG changes is difficult and usually not considered unless we have awareness and high index of suspicion. This kind of clinical scenario represents one of the diagnostic challenges.
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A 77 year-old Caucasian
We describe the case of an obese patient presenting leg oedema, progressive oliguria, orthopnoea and mild increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) provided additional data for the interpretation of the plasma BNP values, contributing to the diagnosis of heart
Gluteal compartment syndrome (GCS) is an extremely rare and potentially devasting disorder, most commonly caused by gluteal muscle compression in extend periods of immobilization. We report a 65-year-old obese man with hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypercholesterolemia underwent lumbar
A 70-year-old obese, hypertensive woman taking angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and chlorthalidone but with no history of corticosteroid treatment or hypothalamus-hypophyseal-adrenal disease, underwent nephrectomy and adrenalectomy under combined general and epidural anesthesia. Severe