Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between postoperative pain scores and opioid analgesic consumption according BMI levels in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
 Material Method: In retrospective observational study, we scanned medical data 154 aged from 18-55 years who underwent cholecystectomy. Patients were divided into two groups based on cut-of...

Resistin and visfatin have been proposed as playing a role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. We assessed the relationship between their serum concentrations and insulin resistance in lean, obese diabetic and obese non-diabetic. We explore their relationship with inflammatory markers and anthropometric parameters in obese patients. We measured serum resistin, visfatin levels in obese di...

o investigate the responses in terms of body weight, glycemic control, metabolic control, and the side effects to acarbose add-on therapy in obese and non-obese type 2 diabetes patients with inadequately controlled by sulfonylureas and metformin. Materials and Methods: Forty obese (BMI ≥ 27) and 80 sexand age-matched non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in this 3-month...

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most common sleep breathing disorder characterized by nocturnal oxygen desaturation and repeated upper airway obstruction episodes during sleep. Neopterin (NP), as an immune modulator, is secreted by macrophages activated by T-lymphocytes. In the light of literature, higher serum NP levels are reported to be encountered in obese s...

Eighty-one adult Nigerians with essential hypertension were randomly allocated to receive doxazosin, hydrochlorothiazide/amloride, or amlodipine. In each group, the patients were further classified as obese and non-obese, and total cholesterol as well as high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was determined before and after the 3-month treatment period. The total cholesterol level was signi...

Contribution of individual adiponectin isoforms to lipolysis regulation remains unknown. We investigated the impact of full-length, trimeric and globular adiponectin isoforms on spontaneous lipolysis in subcutaneous abdominal (SCAAT) and visceral adipose tissues (VAT) of obese and non-obese subjects. Furthermore, we explored the role of AMPK (5'-AMP-activated protein kinase) in adiponectin-depe...

BACKGROUND Monitoring the adequacy of spontaneous breathing is a major patient safety concern in the post-operative setting. Monitoring is particularly important for obese patients, who are at a higher risk for post-surgical respiratory complications and often have increased metabolic demand due to excess weight. Here we used a novel, noninvasive Respiratory Volume Monitor (RVM) to monitor vent...

Background: Although the use of corticosteroids has been linked to high incidence of weight gain, no data are available concerning the differences in corticosteroid use between a diverse obese population and non-obese individuals. The main purpose of this study was to systematically explore the use of corticosteroids in obese subjects compared to non-obese controls. In addition, we also explore...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES An imaginary line connecting both iliac crests is used to determine the vertebral level for lumbar puncture. This line crosses the spine at the level of L4 or the L4-L5 space. This anatomical reference can be inaccurate in a large proportion of patients. The objective of the present study was to determine whether the identification of the L3-L4 space by the physical ex...