Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in J apan and independent determinants of arterial carbon dioxide levels

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in J apan and independent determinants of arterial carbon dioxide levels

The prevalence of OHS in obese OSA Japanese patients is approximately the same as in Western patients despite a much lower BMI. Moreover, DL CO /V A , reported in this study for the first time, was independently associated with PaCO 2 levels.

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Veröffentlicht in:Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2014-11, Vol.19 (8), p.1233-1240
Hauptverfasser: Harada, Yuka, Chihara, Yuichi, Azuma, Masanori, Murase, Kimihiko, Toyama, Yoshiro, Yoshimura, Chikara, Oga, Toru, Nakamura, Hiroshi, Mishima, Michiaki, Chin, Kazuo
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of OHS in obese OSA Japanese patients is approximately the same as in Western patients despite a much lower BMI. Moreover, DL CO /V A , reported in this study for the first time, was independently associated with PaCO 2 levels.
ISSN:1323-7799
1440-1843
DOI:10.1111/resp.12367