Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a state-of-the-art review

B Mokhlesi - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Obesity hyoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the triad of obesity, daytime
hypoventilation, and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of an alternative …

Recent advances in obesity hypoventilation syndrome

B Mokhlesi, A Tulaimat - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) consists of a combination of obesity and chronic
hypercapnia accompanied by sleep-disordered breathing. During the last 3 decades, the …

Assessment and management of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome

B Mokhlesi, MH Kryger, RR Grunstein - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is characterized by obesity, daytime hypercapnia,
and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of significant lung or respiratory muscle …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: from sleep‐disordered breathing to systemic comorbidities and the need to offer combined treatment strategies

JC BOREL, AL BOREL, D Monneret, R Tamisier… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass
index≥ 30 kg/m2), daytime hypercapnia (partial arterial carbon dioxide concentration≥ 45 …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: mechanisms and management

AJ Piper, RR Grunstein - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome describes the association between obesity and the
development of chronic daytime alveolar hypoventilation. This syndrome arises from a …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome–the big and the breathless

AJ Piper - Sleep medicine reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Daytime hypercapnia that develops in morbidly obese individuals in the absence of
concurrent lung or neuromuscular disease is referred to as the obesity hypoventilation …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

JF Masa, JL Pépin, JC Borel, B Mokhlesi… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass
index≥ 30 kg· m− 2), daytime hypercapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension≥ 45 mmHg) and …

Evaluation and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome. An official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

B Mokhlesi, JF Masa, JL Brozek… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Background: The purpose of this guideline is to optimize evaluation and management of
patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Methods: A multidisciplinary panel …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

L Al Dabal, AS BaHammam - Annals of thoracic medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Obesity is becoming a major medical concern in several parts of the world, with huge
economic impacts on health-care systems, resulting mainly from increased cardiovascular …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and perioperative considerations

EHL Chau, D Lam, J Wong, B Mokhlesi… - The Journal of the …, 2012 - pubs.asahq.org
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined by the triad of obesity, daytime
hypoventilation, and sleep-disordered breathing without an alternative neuromuscular …