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Obesity Disease and Surgery
Joint Authors
al-Moagal, Rehab Omar
al-Mulhim, Abdulrahman Saleh
al-Hussaini, Hessah Abdulaziz
al-Jalal, Bashaeer Abdullah
al-Najjar, Sara Abdullah
Source
International Journal of Chronic Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obesity is a medical disease that is increasing significantly nowadays.
Worldwide obesity prevalence doubled since 1980.
Obese patients are at great risk for complications with physical and psychological burdens, thus affecting their quality of life.
Obesity is well known to have higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal diseases and shorter life expectancy.
In addition, obesity has a great impact on surgical diseases, and elective surgeries in comparison to general population.
There is higher risk for wound infection, longer operative time, poorer outcome, and others.
The higher the BMI (body mass index), the higher the risk for these complications.
This literature review illustrates the prevalence of obesity as a diseases and complications of obesity in general as well as, in a surgical point of view, general surgery perioperative risks and complications among obese patients.
It will review the evidence-based updates in these headlines.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mulhim, Abdulrahman Saleh& al-Hussaini, Hessah Abdulaziz& al-Jalal, Bashaeer Abdullah& al-Moagal, Rehab Omar& al-Najjar, Sara Abdullah. 2014. Obesity Disease and Surgery. International Journal of Chronic Diseases،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488413
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mulhim, Abdulrahman Saleh…[et al.]. Obesity Disease and Surgery. International Journal of Chronic Diseases No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488413
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mulhim, Abdulrahman Saleh& al-Hussaini, Hessah Abdulaziz& al-Jalal, Bashaeer Abdullah& al-Moagal, Rehab Omar& al-Najjar, Sara Abdullah. Obesity Disease and Surgery. International Journal of Chronic Diseases. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488413
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488413