The influence of age on tobramycin half-life, volume of distribution, and clearance was examined in 77 patients with infections due to gram-negative bacteria. All patients had normal renal function and hematocrits, were within 20% of their ideal body weight, did not receive penicillin antibiotics concurrently, and had a fever. Twenty-five patients were between 20 and 39 years of age, 23 patient...

IMPORTANCE A simple, reliable anthropometric tool for rapid estimation of weight in children would be useful in limited-resource settings where current weight estimation tools are not uniformly reliable, nearly all global under-five mortality occurs, severe acute malnutrition is a significant contributor in approximately one-third of under-five mortality, and a weight scale may not be immediate...

OBJECTIVE Since January 2008, obese women with type 2 diabetes were advised to gain 0-5 kg during pregnancy. The aim with this study was to evaluate fetal growth and perinatal morbidity in relation to gestational weight gain in these women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective cohort comprised the records of 58 singleton pregnancies in obese women (BMI ≥30 kg/m(2)) with type 2 diabetes...

Carcass data from more than 4,400 Southdown x Romney ewe and wether lambs collected over a 16-yr period were analyzed for the effects of sex, rearing status, and growth rate. Ewe lambs grew more slowly than wethers and had .78 kg less carcass weight at the same age. The carcass weight advantage for wethers was nearly all caused by heavier fat-free weight. Based on fat depths, the fat on ewe lam...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Long-term data on patients with obesity outcome after bariatric surgery are lacking. The goal was to document dietary and anthropometric changes more than 5 years after surgery, as well as patients' eating behavior, psychological state, and quality of life. METHODS A cohort of 80 women (mean age 40+/-10 years) who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass between 1997 and ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the complications and outcomes of total hip replacement (THR) in super-obese patients (body mass index (BMI) > 50 kg/m(2)) compared with class I obese (BMI 30 to 34.9 kg/m(2)) and normal-weight patients (BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m(2)), as defined by the World Health Organization. A total of 39 THRs were performed in 30 super-obese patients with a mean age of ...

BACKGROUND The amount of excess weight loss (%EWL) among obese patients after bariatric surgery varies greatly. However, reliable predictors have not been established yet. The present study evaluated the preoperative psychological burden, coping style, and motivation to lose weight as factors determining postoperative treatment success. METHODS The sample included 64 morbidly obese patients w...

Patients: 5145 adults 45 to 76 years of age (mean age 59 y, 58% women, mean weight 101 kg) who had type 2 diabetes and a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2, or ≥ 27 kg/m2 if using insulin. Exclusion criteria included hemoglobin A1c level > 11%, blood pressure > 160 mm Hg systolic or > 100 mm Hg diastolic, plasma triglyceride level > 600 mg/dL, or inability to perform maximal graded exercise test or com...

hospital wastes are one of most important environmental problems because of their hazardous, toxic and pathogenic characteristics. the aims of this study were to identify and measure the amount of hospital wastes and classify of them according to who criteria in amirolmomenin(as) hospital and shahid rajaei policlinic in ahwaz, sw of iran. this research was a field-descriptive study. initially, ...

BACKGROUND Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, digestive diseases, and some cancers. Several studies have shown that excess weight or weight gain is related to pulmonary dysfunction, but this issue needs to be further clarified. METHODS The analysis was based on data of the Humboldt cohort study which was conducted in the town of Humboldt, Saskatchewa...