 Obesity, Morbid
"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
| Descriptor ID |
D009767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.700 C23.888.144.699.500.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Morbid- Obesity, Morbid
- Morbid Obesities
- Obesities, Morbid
- Obesity, Severe
- Obesities, Severe
- Severe Obesities
- Severe Obesity
- Morbid Obesity
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Becerra AZ, Khalid SI, Morgenstern AS, Rembert EA, Carroll MM, Omotosho PA, Torquati A. The Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Psychiatric Disorders: a National Cohort Study. Obes Surg. 2022 04; 32(4):1110-1118.
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Khalid SI, Maasarani S, Wiegmann J, Wiegmann AL, Becerra AZ, Omotosho P, Torquati A. Association of Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Cancer in Patients With Morbid Obesity. Ann Surg. 2022 01 01; 275(1):1-6.
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Williams MD, Kim S, Sarran M, Khalid SI, Becerra AZ, Torquati A, Omotosho P. The effect of bariatric surgery on ischemic stroke risk. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 12; 17(12):1949-1955.
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Khalid SI, Maasarani S, Shanker RM, Becerra AZ, Omotosho P, Torquati A. Social determinants of health and their impact on rates of postoperative complications among patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surgery. 2022 02; 171(2):447-452.
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Akram F, Kunze KN, Kerzner B, Gonzalez A, Palacios A, Levine BR. Mid-Term Survivorship, Performance, and Predictors of Outcome in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty With a Porous Tantalum Femoral Prosthesis. J Arthroplasty. 2021 05; 36(5):1688-1694.
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Parvaresh K, Rasio JP, Wichman D, Chahla J, Nho SJ. The Influence of Body Mass Index on Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Five-Year Results in 140 Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2021 01; 49(1):90-96.
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Schulman AR, Watson RR, Abu Dayyeh BK, Bhutani MS, Chandrasekhara V, Jirapinyo P, Krishnan K, Kumta NA, Melson J, Pannala R, Parsi MA, Trikudanathan G, Trindade AJ, Maple JT, Lichtenstein DR. Endoscopic devices and techniques for the management of bariatric surgical adverse events (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 Sep; 92(3):492-507.
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Lu Y, Khazi ZM, Patel BH, Agarwalla A, Cancienne J, Werner BC, Forsythe B. Big Data in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: An In-depth Comparison of National Outcomes Databases. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Jul 15; 28(14):e626-e632.
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Jacobson R, Terranella S, Booker C, Khalid S, Torquati A, Omotosho P. The Impact of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Weight Loss Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2020 Sep; 30(9):998-1000.
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Khalid SI, Omotosho PA, Spagnoli A, Torquati A. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Risk of Fracture in Patients With Severe Obesity. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 06 01; 3(6):e207419.
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