MORBID OBESITY

Morbid Obesity

Abstract

Morbid obesity results in a pulmonary restrictive syndrome including decreased residual capacity. The anesthesia further decreases the functional residual capacity and alters the gas exchanges profoundly in morbidly obese patients as compared to the non obese patients. These complications persist longer during the postoperative period making the subjects vulnerable to the post respiratory complications. Keeping this problem in view, the research measures the improving respiratory function in the form of CPAP treatment of obese patients. The study is based on a quantitative measurement where the 50 patients will be selected. The study will make comparisons between the patients who received treatment and the one who did not. The changes will be measured that prevented the respiratory issues in patients achieving CPAP treatment. A quantitative analysis will be used to collect information by the statistical analysis of the target sample based on the survey questionnaire. The statistical analysis will use the determination of the post-treatment complications in terms of the patient's BMI, and the health characteristics.

Table of Contents

Abstractii

Introduction1

Background and Significance2

Statement f the purpose3

Critical Review4

Relevant Theoretical Literature4

Respiratory Complications among Morbidly Obese Patients4

Relevant Research8

Summary10

Research Question/Hypothesis11

Major Variables11

Methods and Procedures12

Research Design12

Data Collection13

Sample13

Setting14

Rational for Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria14

Measurement Methods16

Procedure17

Ethical Consideration18

Data Analysis19

Methodological Limitations19

Communication of Findings20

Conclusion20

References22

Morbid Obesity

Introduction

Approximately 7% of the adult population suffers from obesity. Obesity is a global health problem, with a prevalence of socioeconomic status. In developed countries, especially the poor often suffer from this pathology (27% of the U.S. population, 17% of the UK). In recent years, there is an increase of frequency of obesity in children and adolescents. 60-85% of schoolchildren are obese, will remain full and in older age. An intriguing fact is that the local distribution of fat is a more important factor in increasing morbidity and mortality than BMI. Pronounced abdominal obesity (central obesity) - a risk factor for NIDDM, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease. On the size, of the waist must pay attention not only on the basis of gender, but race (Gould, 2001, 11 ). Obesity is a chronic disease comprising of the boost in body fat stores. Therefore, the delineation of obesity should address the allowance of body fat. However, measuring body fat needs complicated procedures that make population-based measure of body fat nearly unrealistic to perform. Consequently, there are not accurately characterised usual standards of body fat. Thus, for functional causes, obesity is measured via the Body Mass Index (BMI), a assessment taking into account the weight for a granted height: BMI=Weight (kg)/height (m)2. BMI highly correlates with total body fat and is very helpful for epidemiological purposes. The paper is an account of the research on the effectiveness of CPAP treatment for the obese patients who undergo abdominal surgery. It details out the literature, methodology, research design and the implication of research (Gould, 2001, 12).

Background and Significance

Morbid obesity is a chronic lifelong, multi-factorial, congenital disorder with excessive fat deposits and associated medical, psychological, physical, social and economic problems. (Cleator, 1994, 358-360). Etiological factor includes the involvement of hereditary, biochemical, hormonal, environmental, behavioral, health and ...