Impact of obesity on outcomes in patients with sepsis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on outcomes in patients with severe sepsis. Since obesity is considered an inflammatory disease and is associated with elevations in several inflammatory mediators important in the outcome of sepsis, the relationship between obesity and outcome in septic patients was studied.
The proportion of intact, damaged, and ruptured (non-intact) cells (Zp) due to osmotic stress during ::: osmotic treatment of potato was monitored using electrophysical measurement based on electrical impedance ::: analysis. Osmotic stress on potato cell culture made cell membranes shrink thereby damaging the cells. The proportion ::: of the ruptured and shrunk cells within the samples increased with the increase in concentration of solute in the ::: osmotic solution. The osmotic removal of water from thin potato slices started at a critical osmotic pressure. Once ::: the critical osmotic pressure was exceeded, mass transfer was rapid and the cells lost substantial amounts of water ::: due to rupture of cell membranes.