Results: 123 bariatric surgery procedures were performed from May 2008 to December 2011. All procedures were completed laparoscopically. 27 patients had obstructive sleep apnoea. Out of these18 patients were previously diagnosed to have OSAHS while nine patients with an ESS of more than 11 were referred for a sleep study‚ which confirmed OSAHS. One patient was on sedative medications and was therefore excluded from the study (Figure1). The response rate for the survey was 81%(21/26). The details
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The Importance of Early Activity after Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgery is one of the most important procedures in today’s time. Some of the more common performed corrective procedures include myocardial revascularization‚ valve repair or replacement‚ repair of congenital or acquired structural abnormalities‚ placement of a mechanical assist device‚ and heart transplantation. The postoperative period is the most critical time when it comes to these patients; it is during this time that the
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SANTOOR Santoor is the third largest soap brand in India. The brand‚ belonging to Wipro Consumer Care‚ has done well for itself by beating the international biggies and carving a niche for itself since it was launched in 1986. In the past 25 years‚ the run for the brand was not always so good‚ but a consistent and strategic communication has played a pivotal role in its success. Santoor is a Rs1‚000 crore brand and has been growing at a CAGR of 23 per cent for the last five years. The communication
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faced with the problem of choosing different kinds of whitening products. As students that are looking for other ways to earn money‚ our group has come up with the idea of making a whitening soap that not only serves its main purpose of whitening but also give the users the satisfaction of using soaps that have great scents and are appealing to the consumers. Competitive Advantage It is a fact that the majority of the consumers of whitening products are from the teens and young adults that
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Gastric-Bypass Surgery Gastric-bypass surgery is a life altering operation. This procedure is very difficult on the human body but can yield amazing results. It is possible to lose tremendous amounts of weight in an incredibly short time. Should every morbidly obese person resort to this surgery? Do they have any other plausible options? Does society and the media make this surgery more attractive to the moderately overweight population? Although there are some drawbacks to this surgery‚ it ultimately
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Cosmetic Surgery Com150 Effective Essay Writing April 28‚ 2009 Cosmetic Surgery is a widely accepted practice among men and women. You can have anything done to yourself as long as you have the money. With the advancement in today’s technology‚ more men and women are flocking to have expensive cosmetic procedures done. The percentage of men and women getting some type of surgery done to themselves are drastically different. Women have the highest number on the chart for having cosmetic
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ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY It is a fact that for some instances‚ in surgical procedures‚ there are procedures that are not possible with the traditional open surgery or laparoscopic techniques‚ but with the aid of robot-assisted surgery they were made possible to be performed; surgical robots were technologically developed to assist surgeons in conducting surgical treatment and to smooth the progress and lessen the risk of minimally invasive surgery or rather‚ to overcome its limitations. Robotically-assisted
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definition of abortion is when a pregnancy is terminated before the birth of the child. (abortion). In the United States there are two types of abortions‚ In-clinic abortion and the abortion pill. This pill involves taking medication to cause you to have something like an early miscarriage. After 9 weeks gestation‚ it is required to visit the clinic twice. You will need to decide on getting the abortion up to 10 weeks. With surgical abortion the baby is removed by a gentle suction. With surgical abortion
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The media plays an important role that has a huge impact on our society about plastic surgery. According to Hoffmann (2004)‚ the media conveys the messages to the public through advertisement‚ magazines‚ and television‚ which has increased the distorted standard of beauty that leads to plastic surgery. The media is driving the public’s impression of beauty by communicating its messages about the physical perfection. Besides‚ the media is also sending powerful messages through images‚ which oppress
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Canadian Geography: Exam Review UNIT 1: CHAPTERS 2-7 Small-scale map- map that shows a small amount of detail for a large area. Eg; 1:250 000 Large-scale map- map that shows a large amount of detail for a small area. Eg; 1:50 000 Types of Maps General-purpose Maps * Provide information on one map * E.g. atlas‚ road maps‚ etc.… Features * Bodies of water * Roads & railway lines * Parks‚ Towns & Cities * Elevations‚ longitude & latitude Thematic Maps
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