Impact of bariatric surgery on the resolution of obesity hypoventilation syndrome at 1-year follow-up: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of metabolic and bariatric surgery in patients with obesity comorbid with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) at 1-year follow-up.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted between January 2020 and June 2023 at a metabolic and bariatric surgery center in a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in China. Clinical data, including body mass index, arterial blood gas values, portable sleep study results, and anthropometric parameters, were recorded pre- and postoperatively. Correlations between variables and risk factors for OHS resolution were analyzed.

Results

Among 1,134 candidates for metabolic and bariatric surgery, 187 (16.5%) had comorbid OHS; 151 patients with OHS met inclusion criteria and co

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12493080 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature