Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Is Associated with Serious Postoperative Respiratory Complications

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined by the triad of obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2), daytime hypoventilation (Paco2 >45 mm Hg), and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of other causes of hypercapnia, such as severe obstructive lung disease, severe interstitial lung…
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