Postoperative Complications in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Hypercapnic OSA: CO2 Levels Matter!

Chest. 2016 Jan;149(1):11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.11.001. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Jessica Cooksey¹, Babak Mokhlesi²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Sleep Disorders Center, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
² Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Sleep Disorders Center, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: bmokhles@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.

PMID: 26757283
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.11.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Elective Surgical Procedures*
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications*

Grant support

R01 HL119161/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States