2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502010000500005
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Abstract: Purpose: To investigate the body weight, pulmonary function and quality of life of twenty patients with morbid obesity six months after the Fobi-Capella operation. Methods: Patients were evaluated before and six months after surgery. The patients were mainly female (75%), the average age was 40.5 ± 10.27 years; average weight 110.11 kg ± 21.77 and average body mass index (BMI) 39.93 ± 7.13 kg/m 2 in the postoperative evaluation. Pulmonary function was assessed by spirometry using a Pulmonet/Godart NV Bilt Vetr… Show more

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“…Obesity can lead to structural and functional worsening of the cardiovascular and pulmonary system [17, 18], as well as a reduction of the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscles [19]. Cardiopulmonary functional capacity provides diagnostic and prognostic information in a wide variety of clinical settings [20, 21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obesity can lead to structural and functional worsening of the cardiovascular and pulmonary system [17, 18], as well as a reduction of the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscles [19]. Cardiopulmonary functional capacity provides diagnostic and prognostic information in a wide variety of clinical settings [20, 21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Severe obesity is associated with both structural and functional impairments to the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems [1,2] and reductions in skeletal muscle oxidative Matthew G. Browning and Robert L. Franco contributed equally to this work. capacity [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…16,17 In severely obese patients, ventilatory normality is reestablished after weight loss as a consequence of increased FRC, residual volume (RV), total lung capacity (TLC) and ERV. 18,19 In obese people, the presence of adipose tissue around the rib cage and abdomen and in the visceral cavity loads the chest wall and reduces functional residual capacity (FRC). The reduction in FRC and in ERV is detectable, even at a modest increase in weight.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%