"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 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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Short-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a national analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 02; 20(2):146-152.
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Cost Variation in Bariatric Surgery Across the United States. Am Surg. 2023 Oct; 89(10):4061-4065.
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Bariatric surgery improves outcomes of hospitalizations for acute heart failure: a contemporary, nationwide analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 07; 19(7):681-687.
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Bariatric surgery outcomes in geriatric patients: a contemporary, nationwide analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 08; 18(8):1005-1011.
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The Enlarging Effect of Obesity on Estimating Kidney Function: Blaming Serum Creatinine Versus Indexation and Methodology. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 12; 27(12):1930-1931.
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Obesity paradox in end-stage kidney disease patients. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb; 56(4):415-25.
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Are morbidly obese patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty at an increased risk for component malpositioning? J Arthroplasty. 2013 Sep; 28(8 Suppl):41-4.
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Gastric bypass surgery improves metabolic and hepatic abnormalities associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology. 2006 May; 130(6):1564-72.
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Association of morbid obesity and weight change over time with cardiovascular survival in hemodialysis population. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Sep; 46(3):489-500.
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The effect of bi-level positive airway pressure on postoperative pulmonary function following gastric surgery for obesity. Respir Med. 2002 Sep; 96(9):672-6.