Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Diverse Bariatric Surgery Population.

Kimberly Y KreitingerMacy M S LuiRobert L OwensChristopher N Schmickl Eduardo GrunvaldSantiago HorganJanna R RaphelsonAtul Malhotra

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

STOP-BANG and NO-OSAS may be preferable to No-Apnea and ESS when screening bariatric surgery patients for moderate to severe OSA. Efforts to screen bariatric patients for OSA are recommended.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
bariatric surgery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
weight loss
positive airway pressure
peritoneal dialysis
early onset
patient reported outcomes
quality improvement