Validation of the GOAL Questionnaire as an Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Instrument in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: a Brazilian Single-Center Study.

Ricardo Luiz de Menezes Duarte Flavio José Magalhães da Silveira David Gozal

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

In a cohort of BS patients, GOAL, No-Apnea, STOP-Bang, and NoSAS, but not ESS and STOP, enable satisfactory discrimination as OSA screening instruments at all disease severity levels.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
bariatric surgery
positive airway pressure
end stage renal disease
patient reported outcomes
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
weight loss
patient reported
sleep apnea
obese patients
cross sectional