Nutritional Management and Physical Activity in the Treatment of Sarcopenic Obesity: A Review of the Literature.

Background: The prevalence of sarcopenic obesity among adults aged ≥65 years is increasing worldwide. It is a condition that describes the concomitant presence of sarcopenia and obesity, but it appears to be associated with greater increases in the risks for disability, morbidity, and mortality than the two conditions combined. The current review aims to summarize the available literature data on the effectiveness of lifestyle modification for the management of this high-risk geriatric syndrome.

Stress Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19 Infection: Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes and Post-Discharge Implications.

The novel severe acute respiratory distress syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused one of the most substantial pandemics that has affected humanity in the last century. At the time of the preparation of this review, it has caused the death of around 5 million people around the globe. There is ample evidence linking higher mortality risk rates from Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) with male gender, advancing age and comorbidities, such as obesity, arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer.

Circulating Asprosin Concentrations in Patients with Obesity and Carbohydrate Disturbances.

Asprosin is a fasting-induced glucogenic hormone, secreted by white adipose tissue in response to starvation. The aim of the current study was to determine the levels of asprosin in subjects from the entire spectrum of the carbohydrate metabolism. A total of 153 Causcasian subjects participated in this study: group 1, healthy volunteers; group 2, obese subjects without glycemic disturbances; group 3, subjects with prediabetes and group 4, patients with newly identified type 2 diabetes.

[LOCALLY ADVANCED CERVICAL CANCER IN THE PUERPERIUM--CASE REPORT].

The cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological neoplasma during pregnancy. The average frequency during pregnancy and 1 year post partum is around 1 case per 2 200 pregnancies. The authors present a case of locally advanced cervical cancer (IV stage), diagnosed 30 days after Cesarean section.

[Treatment of life-threatening bleeding in obstetrics and gynaecology --NovoSeven (recombinant factor VIIa)].

The study offers the results from the application of recombinant factor VIIa (NovoSeven) in 19 patients with obstetric or gynaecological problems showing severe haemorrhage of non-surgical origin, which could not be controlled by standard therapy (surgery and resuscitation). Haematological and haemostaseological values as well as final outcome are being monitored. The role of the drug and its special indications in complex urgent treatment of life-threatening bleeding are being discussed.