BACKGROUND Maternal obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) ) is a global public health issue. There is a dearth of evidence regarding an effective maternal care pathway for pregnant women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2). OBJECTIVES This meta-synthesis aims to increase our understanding of the maternity experience for pregnant women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2). SEARCH STRATEGY Six electronic databas...

The influence of body-mass index (BMI) on spinal anesthesia is still controversial, with discrepant results reported in previous studies. To compare spinal anesthesia in obese and non-obese subjects, the anesthesia profiles in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia using intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine were compared. A total of 209 patients undergoing elective total knee replacement arthro...

Objective: Obesity is a worldwide and major public health problem including Iran and other countries. Available data indicates that the prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among the Iranian population over the past 30 years. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of obesity in Yazd (central province of Iran) population. Materials and Methods: This was a cros...

Maternal superobesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥50) is increasing in the United States. However, there limited data describing neonatal outcomes with stratification higher than a body (BMI) >50. The objective of this study was to determine if dose dependent increase obstetric and adverse at levels BMI superobese women. This retrospective cohort obese pregnant women singleton gestations who delive...

Objective: Diabetes mellitus has multiple effects on oral tissues. Oral symptoms especially periodontal disease and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections seem to vary in patients with different body mass index. The aim of this study was to investigate periodontal treatment needs Index in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and its relation with body mass index (BMI). Materials and M...

AIM To identify the predictors of vitamin D deficiency in patients with and without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) related diagnostic codes who received medical care at University of Mississippi Medical Center between July 2012 and 2015 were identified. After thorough chart review, we identified patients with biopsy prov...

BACKGROUND Reduction mammoplasty (RM) is a proven method of treating macromastia, but the risk factors for postoperative complications have not been clearly identified. Through this meta-analysis, the authors aimed to identify the risk factors of RM complications. METHODS An extensive search of the literature describing complications after RM was performed using the PubMed Central, Embase, an...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of body mass index (BMI) on early outcomes after revascularization using either on-pump or off-pump surgery. METHODS Data for 3714 of 4314 patients who underwent surgical revascularization at our institution between 1999 and 2008 were analysed. Patients were divided into two groups [off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB); n = 1958 and on-pump coronary ar...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Obesity is a major risk factor for the onset of insulin resistance (IR), hyperinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Evidence data has proven that beyond important weight loss bariatric surgery especially Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and bilio-pancreatic diversion (BPD) leads to significant early reduction of insulinemia and of IR calculated through the homeostati...

Introduction: The adipose tissue in the right ventricle is frequently found during forensic autopsies. However, pathological significance of ventricular lipomatosis was not well studied available literature. This study aims to identify relationship between and sociodemographic factors, BMI, waist circumferenceMethods: Assessment fatty infiltration fibrosis performed by two pathologists who read...