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ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia

Physiologic and pharmacologic considerations in morbid obesity and bariatric anesthesia.

Kimberley C Brondeel, Alexis C Lakatta, Grant B Torres, Joshua J Hurley, Illan L Kunik, Kaley F Haney, Elyse M Cornett, Alan D Kaye

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Review in Saudi journal of anaesthesia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kimberley C BrondeelDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Alexis C LakattaDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Grant B TorresDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Joshua J HurleyAnesthesiology Resident, LSU Health New Orleans, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Illan L KunikDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Kaley F HaneyDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Elyse M CornettDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a growing worldwide health hazard that is characterized by excess malnutrition. Excess food intake leads to dysregulated energy homeostasis and increased adiposity, activating pro-inflammatory physiologic pathways that can contribute to the chronic inflammatory state associated with many chronic illnesses. Obesity is a preventable illness, but its multifaceted etiology, including genetic, behavioral, and environmental variables, is critical to understanding its epidemiology and pathophysiology. Obesity is a critical predisposing factor for illnesses including type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, with higher morbidity and death. Obesity rates are rising, and so will the need for perioperative anesthesia for subjects with obesity. Obesity epidemiology, biochemistry, and pathophysiology are significant concepts in perioperative anesthesia management for subjects with obesity. To provide optimal intraoperative care for subjects with obesity, preoperative cardiovascular assessment for coronary artery disease and drug monitoring is required. Individuals suffering from obesity have significantly higher oxygen consumption rates and a higher risk of desaturation and surgical complications. Individuals suffering from obesity require specialized perioperative treatment related to higher prevalence of perioperative complications.

Indexed as

Anesthesiologybariatric anesthesiabariatricsmorbid obesityobesity

Identifiers

PMID35898535
PMCPMC9311176
OpenAlexW4285201461

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