Why do you need sleep apnea evaluation for bariatric surgery?
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in morbidly obese patients, with a reported prevalence as high as 45% in obese subjects.1 In fact, according to one study presented at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, of 359 patients who had preoperative polysomnography, 86% had positive tests, which showed severe OSA in half of the …
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