Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Department of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

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• Research Article   
  Effects of Metabolic Surgery on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Complicating Severe Obesity
  Author(s): Takenori Mineta, Keisuke Hosokawa*, Toshie Shiraishi, Ryutaro Shirahama, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Rie Hosokawa, Chiyumi Takeda, Setsuko Toyomaki, Rie Chiba, Kazue Asanuma, Ami Asaoka, Mitsuho Sato, Akira Sasaki and Tsuguo Nishijima
  
  Background: The most important pathogenic risk factor for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is obesity. Bariatric/ Metabolic Surgery (MS) is the most effective therapeutic strategy for severe obesity. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of severe obesity and OSA in patients who underwent MS and to identify the preoperative predictive factors associated with the effects of MS on OSA in Asians. Methods: Polysomnography (PSG) was performed before and after surgery to determine the postoperative prevalence of OSA and evaluate the effects of MS on sleep architecture and sleep-disordered breathing indices. Apnea-hypopnea Index (AHI) of <15 events/h (omitted below) was defined as improvement, whereas an AHI of ≥ 15 was defined as no change. The preoperative factors that predict the effects of MS on OSA in the patients we.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0277.24.13.583

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