Evolution and Predictive Factors of Improvement of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in an Obese Population After Bariatric Surgery

Conclusions:After GBP, 70.5% of the patients no longer met French Ministry of Health criteria for utilizing PAP, allowing discontinuation of this treatment. At diagnosis, a younger age and a less severe sleep oxygen desaturation were predictive factors of this improvement.Citation:Magne F, Gomez E, Marchal O, Malvestio P, Reibel N, Brunaud L, Ziegler O, Quilliot D, Chabot F, Chaouat A. Evolution and predictive factors of improvement of obstructive sleep apnea in an obese population after bariatric surgery.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(10):1509–1516.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research