ArticleObesity surgery2018
Prevalence and Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Bariatric Surgery-Gender-Specific Performance of Four Sleep Questionnaires.
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- Validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a preoperative screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Pooled it
- Review: Sex-Specific Aspects in the Bariatric Treatment of Severely Obese Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- An effective model for screening moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea based on the STOP-BANG questionnaire.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Effects of age and sex on the performance of the NoSAS score as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: a hospital-based retrospective study in China.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
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- The Prevalence and Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Chinese Bariatric Surgery Candidates: A Single-Center Study.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Bariatric Surgery Candidates.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Validation of the GOAL Questionnaire as an Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Instrument in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: a Brazilian Single-Center Study.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Diverse Bariatric Surgery Population.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Article
- Gender Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Value of Sleep Questionnaires with a Separate Analysis of Cardiovascular Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Comparative performance of screening instruments for obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients referred to a sleep laboratory: a prospective cross-sectional study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Screening Preoperatively with the Epworth Questionnaire: Is It Worth It…?Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Perioperative care of obstructive sleep apnea patients: A survey of European anesthesiologists.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
purposeBariatric surgery (BS) is a treatment option for morbid obesity leading to substantial and sustained weight loss in adults. As obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in obese subjects and may increase the perioperative risk, screening for OSA is recommended prior to BS. In clinical routine, BS is performed more frequently in women. Therefore, we sought to assess the gender-specific performance of four sleep questionnaires (Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), STOPBang, and NoSAS) to predict moderate to severe OSA in the morbidly obese population. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe applied all four questionnaires to patients scheduled for BS with polygraphic OSA screening at our institution between 2012 and 2015 and performed gender-specific sensitivity analyses.
resultsWe included 251 bariatric patients (76% female, median age 39 years, median BMI 42.0 kg/m
conclusionIn obese patients scheduled for BS, a gender-specific difference was observed in the performance of the evaluated OSA screening questionnaires. This needs to be considered when these questionnaires are used. Our results underline the need for better gender-specific OSA screening algorithms in morbidly obese patients.
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