Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent among bariatric surgery candidates
and is associated with numerous adverse health conditions, both pre-and postoperatively …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent but mostly undiagnosed in
obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery. To prevent cardiopulmonary complications …

Background Previous studies suggest that presurgical psychopathology accounts for some
of the variance in suboptimal weight loss outcomes among Roux-en-Y gastric bypass …

Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common in morbidly obese patients.
Candidates for bariatric surgery who are diagnosed with OSA are often treated with …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in the general population and more common
among people who experience obesity. Bariatric surgery is a common treatment modality for …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in the surgical population, and it
has been suggested that preoperative patients should be screened and treated for OSA …

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among bariatric surgery candidates.
After surgical weight loss, OSA frequently persists and untreated OSA can lead to weight …

Background Presurgical psychological screening is used to identify factors that may impact
postoperative adherence and surgical outcomes in bariatric surgery candidates. Minnesota …

Background Presurgical psychological screening of bariatric surgery candidates includes
some form of standardized psychological assessment. However, associations between …

Introduction Positive pressure remains the main treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA). Compared to traditional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines with …