Risk of Gastrointestinal Complications in Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Background: Post-cholecystectomy is related with a significant risk of developing gastrointestinal symptoms which affect the quality of life of patients. Objective: To assess the gastrointestinal complications risks in post-cholecystectomy patients (laparoscopic). Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery, Services Hospital, Lahore from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. Methodology: One hundred and fifty patients were enrolled. All patients under went laparoscopy for their acute or chronic cholelithiasis treatment. Patients demographic, body mass index, clinical assessment was documented. Patients were followed up for a period of six months and their gastrointestinal complains were recorded. Results: There were 86 females and 64 males with a mean age 49.8±6.3 years and mean body mass index were 24.8±3.6 kg/m2. Diarrhoea and fat intolerance were main complains within 56% and 57.3% patients within three months respectively. Flatulence, fat intolerance and right upper quadrant pain was also main complains of patients. Conclusion: Risk of diarrhoea, right upper quadrant pain, flatulence, and fat intolerance are noticeable as gastrointestinal complication in laparoscopic post-cholecystectomy patients. Keywords: Post-cholecystectomy, Gastrointestinal complications, Diarrhoea

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Differences in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life according to the body mass index in patients with COPD

Pulmonology ◽

10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.07.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jhonatan Betancourt-Peña ◽

Juan Carlos Ávila-Valencia ◽

Diana Milena Diaz-Vidal ◽

Vicente Benavides-Córdoba

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Exercise Capacity ◽

Body Mass ◽

The Body ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Active Time in Cooperative Activities, Quality of Life and Body Mass Index in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. A Model of Structural Equations

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13042341 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 2341

Author(s):

Gabriel González-Valero ◽

Josep Vidal-Conti ◽

Félix Zurita-Ortega ◽

Pere Palou-Sampol

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Cooperative Learning ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Body Mass ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Active Time ◽

Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Current research shows that individuals with intellectual disabilities do not engage in enough physical activity to acquire health benefits. However, cooperative learning has been shown to be an effective tool for inclusion and for improving healthy physical habits. The aim of this study is to contrast an explanatory model which incorporates quality of life, active time in cooperative activities, body mass index and age, as well as to analyze, using multi-group structural equations, the existing associations according to the sex of subjects with intellectual disabilities. The convenience sampling used allowed the collection of data from a total of 156 subjects in Granada (Spain), aged between 18–55 years. In terms of gender, the sample was homogeneous, representing 52.6% (n = 82) for women and 47.4% (n = 74) for men. The active time during the cooperative learning was recorded with the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 activity band, for the quality of life scale (GENCAT) was used, and the body mass index was calculated through its standardized equation. Age was directly associated with body mass index in both sexes. Likewise, age was positively related to the active time of women. Quality of life was directly associated with active time and body mass index was inversely related to active time. This study shows the importance of active time during work and cooperative learning in individuals with intellectual disabilities, as it is associated with an improvement in the quality of life and a reduction in the problems of sedentarism, overweight, and obesity.

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