In obese people, the presence of adipose tissue around the rib cage and abdomen and in
the visceral cavity loads the chest wall and reduces functional residual capacity (FRC). The …

From a physiological standpoint, the lung volumes are either dynamic or static. Both
subclasses are measured at different degrees of inspiration or expiration; however, dynamic …

Obesity has long been recognized as having significant effects on respiratory function. The
topic has been studied for at least the last half century, and some clear patterns have …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …

BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of bariatric surgery on the cancer risk of patients with
morbid obesity because evidence is mounting of an association between obesity and …

Introduction Obesity can cause hypoxemia by decreasing lung volumes to where there is
closure of lung units during normal breathing. Studies describing this phenomenon are …

Background Although obesity significantly reduces end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), the
relationship between EELV and detailed measures of fat distribution has not been studied in …

The literature on pulmonary gas exchange at rest, during exercise, and with weight loss in
the morbidly obese (body mass index or BMI≥ 40 kg m− 2) is reviewed. Forty‐one studies …

INTRODUCTION: Obesity can cause deleterious effects on respiratory function and impair
health and quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of obesity on the pulmonary …

The objectives of this review were to analyze the literature describing the benefits of
minimally invasive gynecologic surgery in obese women, to examine the physiologic …