The Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

David W Hudgel Sanjay R PatelAmy M AhasicSusan J BartlettDaniel H BessesenMelisa A CoakerP Michelle Fiander Ronald R GrunsteinIndira GurubhagavatulaVishesh K Kapur Christopher J Lettieri Matthew T Naughton Robert L OwensJean-Louis PepinHenri TuomilehtoKevin C Wilsonnull null

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2019)

Weight-loss interventions, especially comprehensive lifestyle interventions, are associated with improvements in OSA severity, cardiometabolic comorbidities, and quality of life. The American Thoracic Society recommends that clinicians regularly assess weight and incorporate weight management strategies that are tailored to individual patient preferences into the routine treatment of adult patients with OSA who are overweight or obese.

Keyphrases

weight loss
obstructive sleep apnea
physical activity
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
weight gain
body mass index
spinal cord
positive airway pressure
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
obese patients
palliative care
skeletal muscle
smoking cessation
childhood cancer