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Obesity-associated hypoventilation in hospitalized patients: prevalence, effects, and outcome.
Sogol Nowbar,Kristin M Burkart,Kristin M Burkart,Ralph Gonzales,Andrew Fedorowicz,Wendolyn S. Gozansky,Jon C Gaudio,Matthew R.G. Taylor,Clifford W. Zwillich,Clifford W. Zwillich +9 more
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Hypoventilation frequently complicates severe obesity among hospitalized adults and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Medicine.The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 458 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hypoventilation & Obesity hypoventilation syndrome.read more
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Population-Based Prevention of Obesity : The Need for Comprehensive Promotion of Healthful Eating, Physical Activity, and Energy Balance A Scientific Statement From American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Interdisciplinary Committee for Prevention (Formerly the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science)
Shiriki K. Kumanyika,Eva Obarzanek,Nicolas Stettler,Ronny A. Bell,Alison E. Field,Stephen P. Fortmann,Barry A. Franklin,Matthew W. Gillman,Cora E. Lewis,Walker Carlos Poston,June Stevens,Yuling Hong +11 more
TL;DR: The importance of effective interventions to reduce obesity and related health risks has increased in recent decades because the number of adults and children who are obese has reached epidemic proportions as mentioned in this paper, and population-based strategies that improve social and physical environmental contexts for healthful eating and physical activity are essential.
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Morbidity and mortality associated with obesity.
Mahmoud Abdelaal,Mahmoud Abdelaal,Carel W. le Roux,Carel W. le Roux,Carel W. le Roux,Neil G. Docherty,Neil G. Docherty +6 more
TL;DR: The present article summarizes the most important co-morbidities of obesity and their prevalence and describes classification and grading systems that can be used to assess the individual and combined impact of co-Morbid conditions on mortality risk.
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BTS Guideline for Oxygen Use in Adults in Healthcare and Emergency Settings
TL;DR: This guideline is intended to assist in the development of knowledge and understanding of basic values and definitions of acceptable values and symbols in the area of education and research.
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Pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung disease and hypoxia.
Steven D. Nathan,Joan Albert Barberà,Sean Gaine,Sergio Harari,Fernando J. Martinez,Horst Olschewski,Karen M. Olsson,Andrew J. Peacock,Joanna Pepke-Zaba,Steeve Provencher,Norbert Weissmann,Werner Seeger +11 more
TL;DR: Who, when, if and how to screen for PH will be addressed, as will the current state of knowledge with regard to the role of treatment with pulmonary vasoactive agents.
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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: A State-of-the-Art Review
TL;DR: This review will include disease definition and epidemiology, clinical characteristics of the syndrome, pathophysiology, and morbidity and mortality associated with it, and treatment modalities will be discussed in detail.
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