Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: Mechanisms and management

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-298

  Piper, Amanda J ^a,b   Grunstein, Ronald R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypercapnic respiratory failure; Noninvasive ventilation; Obesity hypoventilation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE MASK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS HYPOVENTILATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79551519254     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201008-1280CI     Document Type: Short Survey

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