Comparative performance of screening instruments for obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients referred to a sleep laboratory: a prospective cross-sectional study.

Ricardo Luiz de Menezes DuarteFernanda C Q MelloFlavio J Magalhães-da-SilveiraTiago S Oliveira-E-SáMarcelo F RabahiDavid Gozal

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2019)

No-Apnea is a useful and practical tool for screening of OSA in morbidly obese patients, with non-inferior performance to STOP-Bang questionnaire and NoSAS score.

Keyphrases

obese patients
obstructive sleep apnea
bariatric surgery
positive airway pressure
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
sleep apnea
physical activity
adipose tissue
psychometric properties
depressive symptoms