Background: Untreated, obesity hypoventilation is associated with significant use of health
care resources and high mortality. It remains unclear whether continuous positive airway …

Rationale Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) with concomitant severe obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) is treated with CPAP or noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during sleep. NIV is …

Rationale: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
are the most commonly prescribed treatment modalities for patients with obesity …

Background Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is commonly treated with continuous positive
airway pressure or non-invasive ventilation during sleep. Non-invasive ventilation is more …

Background Obesity is a major worldwide public health issue. The main respiratory
complication stemming from obesity is obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Most of the …

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2015 that cause OHS and present with a wide range of hypoventilation, OSA severity, and …

Rationale: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is an undesirable complication of
severe obesity. Although weight loss is an accepted component of management, it is difficult …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is becoming an increasingly encountered condition both
in respiratory outpatient clinics and in hospitalized patients. The health consequences and …

OHS is one of the most frequent indications for long-term NIV worldwide. Nevertheless,
CPAP therapy has proven to be a suitable therapy for a significant percentage of these …

Rationale: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is an undesirable consequence of
obesity. Treatment consists of weight loss and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy …