Obesity

New findings from University Medical Center in the area of obesity described

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 1st, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "In the last decade, the Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative (DOQI) Guidelines have enhanced the longevity of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis. Consequently, surgeons are increasingly challenged to provide vascular access for patients in whom options for access in the upper extremity have been expended."

"This situation is even more problematic in the morbidly obese patient on hemodialysis. Our group previously reported a high rate of infection and need for secondary interventions in obese patients with prosthetic femorofemoral accesses. We now report a series of patients who underwent...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-09-01)

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