The incidence of severe obesity has risen dramatically in the United States and around the
world. A major complication of severe obesity is obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) …

Background Outcomes for patients who undergo laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
(LRYGB) surgery have improved, but a subset of patients who significantly utilize more …

O suporte ventilatório artificial invasivo e não invasivo ao paciente crítico tem evoluído e
inúmeras evidências têm surgido, podendo ter impacto na melhora da sobrevida e da …

Justificación y objetivo: Investigar la influencia del uso de la presión positiva en las vías
aéreas intraoperatoria y preoperatoria en el tiempo de extubación de pacientes sometidos a …

Objetivos La cirugía bariátrica laparoscópica supone un reto para el anestesiólogo, ya que
el obeso mórbido es un paciente de alto riesgo y la laparoscopia puede dificultar el …

I have had the good fortune to participate in the development of bariatric surgery in the years
before 1991, and in the rapid emergence of this intervention as the preferred treatment for …

The current understanding of prophylaxis of pulmonary complications in bariatric surgery is
weak. Purpose: The aim of this study was to observe how changes in perioperative and …

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A obesidade mórbida é uma doença muito freqüente em
nosso meio, enquanto nos EUA já assumiu caráter epidêmico. O paciente obeso apresenta …

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repetitive
upper airway obstruction and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Obesity is …

The optimal management of complications following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
(LRYGBP) in obese patients requires a low threshold of suspicion and early diagnosis of …