Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: From sleep-disordered breathing to systemic comorbidities and the need to offer combined treatment strategies

ABSTRACT Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2), daytime hypercapnia (partial arterial carbon dioxide concentration ≥45 mm Hg) and sleep‐disordered breathing after ruling out other disorders that may cause alveolar hypoventilation....

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