Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
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 sleep disordered breathing, after ruling out other disorders that may cause alveolar hypoventilation. OHS prevalence has been...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2019-03-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/28/151/180097.full |