morbid obesity

Practical Research

Does Severe Obesity Affect Postacute Care Outcomes in Older Adults?

09/19/2023

Shenbagam Dewar , MD;

Ana Montoya , MD, MPH;

Navasuja Kumar , MBBS, MPH;

Mohammed Kabeto , MS;

Neil Alexander , MD, MS;

This retrospective study investigated the impact of varying obesity levels on postacute care (PAC) outcomes in older adults at skilled nursing facilities. Three obesity classes were compared: overweight (body mass index [BMI], 25-29.9), class...

This retrospective study...

09/19/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Case Report

Secondary Healing of Horseshoe Perianal Abscess in a Patient With Morbid Obesity: Experience at a Rural Hospital

08/04/2022

Gideon Setiawan ;

Vita Indriasari ;

Reno Rudiman ;

Fidkya Allisha ;

The authors report on the case of a 35-year-old male with morbid obesity who presented with continuous severe pain and swelling around the anus of approximately 7 days’ duration.

The authors report on the case...

08/04/2022

Wounds

Conference Coverage

Gastric Embolization: A New Application and Treatment for Morbid Obesity?

03/27/2018

Jafar Golzarian , MD;

Bariatric surgery has become a popular option for patients seeking to lose weight, but it is an invasive procedure with its own set of risks, leading patients and researchers to investigate potential alternatives such as gastric embolization....

Bariatric surgery has become a...

03/27/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Current Research

Massive Localized Lymphedema in the Morbidly Obese Patient: A Clinical Entity Mimicking Lymphosarcoma

09/09/2015

Georgios Petrakis ;

Ioannis Kanellos ;

Dainora Cepaityte ;

Prodromos Xytiroglou ;

Efstathios Kotidis ;

Konstantinos Sapalidis ;