Clinicians should screen their COPD patients for the presence of cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, osteoporosis, sleep apnea, and sarcopenia, comorbidities for which specific …

OHS is a complex multiorgan system disease process that appears to be driven by adaptive
changes in respiratory physiology and compensatory changes in metabolic processes, both …

Background Obesity has been associated with higher risk of asthma and asthma severity
both in children and adults. However, studies evaluating the relation between obesity and …

Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a ubiquitous neuro-modulator–transmitter that
acts in the central nervous system, playing a major role in the control of breathing and other …

Identification and preoperative optimization of these high-risk patients are most important. A
protocol-based risk mitigation is necessary for improving the intraoperative and …

Anesthesia of obese patients for nonbariatric surgical procedures requires knowledge of
typical comorbidities and their respective treatment options. Apart from cardiovascular …

Background Current literature is controversial regarding the importance of obese BMI
classifications as a risk factor for pulmonary complications after outpatient surgery. The …

Objective: To investigate whether the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(OSAS) alters the perception of respiratory symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients, by …

Purpose To evaluate sleep quality in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients and
correlate sleep disturbances with quality of life (QoL). Methods 119 DTC patients were …

The negative long-term health consequences of obesity are well known to both the medical
profession and general public. Despite this, the number of obese and overweight individuals …