Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: A review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and perioperative considerations

Anesthesiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 188-205

  Chau, Edmond H L ^a   Lam, David ^a   Wong, Jean ^a   Mokhlesi, Babak ^b   Chung, Frances ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; LEPTIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DAYTIME HYPERCAPNIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; OPIOID INDUCED VENTILATORY IMPAIRMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPIROMETRY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84862774867     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31825add60     Document Type: Review

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