Frequency and predictors of obesity hypoventilation in hospitalized patients at a tertiary health care institution

Objectives: Patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) have significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment is important and there are limited data on its prevalence and predictive factors. The objective of this observational study was to determine the frequency and pred...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz Bülbül, Sibel Ayik, Tevfik Ozlu, Asim Orem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=2;spage=87;epage=91;aulast=Bülbül