Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: does the current definition need revisiting?

Thorax. 2014 Jan;69(1):83-4. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204298. Epub 2013 Aug 28.

Authors

Nicholas Hart¹, Swapna Mandal, Ari Manuel, Babak Mokhlesi, Jean-Louis Pépin, Amanda Piper, John R Stradling

Affiliation

¹ Lane Fox Unit and Critical Care, St Thomas' Hospital, , London, UK.

PMID: 23986390
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204298

No abstract available

Keywords: Sleep apnoea.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / diagnosis*
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / physiopathology*