title: Pulmonary considerations in obesity and the bariatric surgical patient.
abstract: Severe obesity can be associated with significant alterations in normal cardiopulmonary physiology. The pathophysiologic effects of obesity on a patient's pulmonary function are multiple and complex. The impact of obesity on morbidity and mortality are often underestimated. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective modality of reliable and durable treatment for severe obesity. Surgical weight loss improves and, in most cases, completely resolves the pulmonary health problems associated with obesity.
authors.affiliation: Houston Surgical Consultants, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 738, Houston, TX 77030, USA. gpdtx@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Garth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jitesh A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gagne
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology