Respiratory mechanics of patients with morbid obesity.

Mauricio de Sant'Anna Renata Ferreira Carvalhal Fernando da Franca Bastos de Oliveira Walter Araujo Zin Agnaldo Jose Lopes Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon Fernando Silva Guimarães

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

Morbidly obese patients with no obstructive spirometric pattern show increased total, airway, peripheral, and tissue respiratory system resistance when compared to nonobese. These individuals, however, do not present with expiratory flow limitation and reduced respiratory muscles strength.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
respiratory tract
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
weight gain
body mass index
high fat diet induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
chemotherapy induced