The Evaluation of Screening Questionnaires for Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Identify High-Risk Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.

Stephen A GlazerAnn L EricksonRoss D CrosbyJennifer KiedaAgata ZawiszaMervyn Deitel

Published in: Obesity surgery (2019)

Neither the STOP BANG nor Berlin questionnaires appear to be effective tools for detecting moderate- or high-risk patients for OSA undergoing bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
obstructive sleep apnea
weight loss
obese patients
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
positive airway pressure
chronic kidney disease
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
psychometric properties
high intensity