Functional lung rejuvenation in obese patients after bariatric surgery

Functional lung rejuvenation in obese patients after bariatric surgery

Summary Objective: To determine the lung age (LA) in obese people before and after bariatric surgery, compare the LA with the chronological age (CA) before and after the peration, and verify whether there was a functional pulmonary rejuvenation after it. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study i...

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Main Authors: Saulo Maia Davila Melo, Pedro Alves Argentino, Murilo Matos de Santana Oliveira, Gabriela Nabuco Chaves Melo, Gildo Lima Souza Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2016-04-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
pneumopatias
senilidade prematura
obesidade mórbida
espirometria
testes de função respiratória
cirurgia bariátrica
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