Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Morbidly Obese as an Indication for Weight Reduction Surgery
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 199 (1), 112-115
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-198401000-00020
Abstract
Morbidly obese patients (15) with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) were studied during nocturnal sleep before and between 2-4 mo. after a weight reduction surgery. Six patients were also recorded between 4-8 mo. after surgery. Postoperative recordings revealed a dramatic reduction in the sleep apnea index and an improvement in sleep motility and daytime vigilance levels. A further decrease in apneas and sleep motility was seen in the late post-treatment recording. Weight reduction surgery is an effective definitive treatment for obesity-associated SAS.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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