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Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Alzoubaidi M, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin KC, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Boyd Gillespie M, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OM, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman SL, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SY, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Mansukhani MP, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, Van de Perck E, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJ, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Tucker Woodson B, Won CH, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM. International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023; 13:1061-1482. [PMID: 36068685 PMCID: PMC10359192 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of multidisciplinary experts in sleep apnea evaluation and treatment have produced the International Consensus statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ICS:OSA). METHODS Using previously defined methodology, focal topics in OSA were assigned as literature review (LR), evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBR-R) formats. Each topic incorporated the available and relevant evidence which was summarized and graded on study quality. Each topic and section underwent iterative review and the ICS:OSA was created and reviewed by all authors for consensus. RESULTS The ICS:OSA addresses OSA syndrome definitions, pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors for disease, screening methods, diagnostic testing types, multiple treatment modalities, and effects of OSA treatment on multiple OSA-associated comorbidities. Specific focus on outcomes with positive airway pressure (PAP) and surgical treatments were evaluated. CONCLUSION This review of the literature consolidates the available knowledge and identifies the limitations of the current evidence on OSA. This effort aims to create a resource for OSA evidence-based practice and identify future research needs. Knowledge gaps and research opportunities include improving the metrics of OSA disease, determining the optimal OSA screening paradigms, developing strategies for PAP adherence and longitudinal care, enhancing selection of PAP alternatives and surgery, understanding health risk outcomes, and translating evidence into individualized approaches to therapy.
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- Jolie L. Chang
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Hadera, Israel
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Stone Oak Orthodontics, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Wayne State University and John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Texas, Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nowalk NC, Neborak JM, Mokhlesi B. Is bilevel PAP more effective than CPAP in treating hypercapnic obese patients with COPD and severe OSA? J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:5-7. [PMID: 34608857 PMCID: PMC8807897 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Nathan C. Nowalk
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Lauria MJ, Root CW, Gottula AL, Braude DA. Management of Respiratory Distress and Failure in Morbidly and Super Obese Patients During Critical Care Transport. Air Med J 2022; 41:133-140. [PMID: 35248332 DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2021.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Morbidly and super obese patients are a unique patient population that presents critical care transport providers with unique clinical and logistical challenges in the setting of respiratory distress and failure. These patients are more likely to have chronic respiratory issues at baseline, unique anatomic and physiologic abnormalities, and other comorbidities that leave them poorly able to tolerate respiratory illness or injury. This requires specialized understanding of their respiratory mechanics as well as how to tailor standard treatment modalities, such as noninvasive ventilation, to meet their needs. Also, careful and deliberate planning is required to address the specific anatomic and physiologic characteristics of this population if intubation and mechanical ventilation are needed. Finally, their dimensions and weight also have distinct consequences on transport vehicle considerations. This article reviews the pathophysiology, management, and critical care transport considerations for this unique patient population in respiratory distress and failure.
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- Michael J Lauria
- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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Sleep and Hypoventilation. Respir Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93739-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is the most frequent cause of chronic hypoventilation and is increasingly more common with rising obesity rates. It leads to considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly when not recognized and treated adequately. Long-term nocturnal noninvasive ventilation is the mainstay of treatment but evidence suggests that CPAP may be effective in stable patients. Specific perioperative management is required to reduce complications. Some unique syndromes associated with obesity and hypoventilation include rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD), and Prader-Willi syndrome. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (early or late-onset) is a genetic disorder resulting in hypoventilation. Several acquired causes of chronic central hypoventilation also exist. A high level of clinical suspicion is required to appropriately diagnose and manage affected patients.
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Noninvasive Ventilation versus CPAP as Initial Treatment of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020; 16:1295-1303. [PMID: 31365842 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201905-380oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Rationale: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is an undesirable consequence of obesity. Treatment consists of weight loss and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. However, the preferred mode of PAP is uncertain.Objectives: To perform a systematic review to determine whether PAP therapy should be initiated as noninvasive ventilation (NIV) or continuous PAP (CPAP) in ambulatory patients with OHS.Methods: This systematic review informed an international, multidisciplinary panel of experts who had converged to develop a clinical practice guideline on OHS for the American Thoracic Society. MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched from January 1946 to March 2019 for studies that compared initial treatment with NIV to CPAP in OHS. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach was used to appraise the quality of evidence.Results: The search identified 2,994 potentially relevant articles, the full text of 21 articles was reviewed, and five articles were selected. The five articles included three randomized trials (one reported as two articles) and an observational study. The sample size ranged from 36 to 225 subjects. The evidence showed no differences in mortality, cardiovascular events, and healthcare resource use between patients with OHS treated with NIV or CPAP. Both PAP modalities were similarly effective in improving gas exchange, the need for supplemental oxygen, daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, quality of life, dyspnea, and sleep-disordered breathing. There was also no significant difference in adherence to NIV or CPAP therapy. Certainty in the estimated effects was low or very low for some outcomes. Therefore, the conditional recommendation was based on very low-quality evidence.Conclusions: The panel made a conditional (i.e., weak) recommendation that CPAP rather than NIV be offered as the first-line treatment to stable ambulatory patients with OHS and coexistent severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The effectiveness of CPAP is similar to that of NIV, but NIV is more costly and requires more resources than CPAP. Given that approximately 70% of patients with OHS have coexistent severe OSA, this recommendation applies to the great majority of patients with stable OHS, but it should not be extrapolated to patients with OHS without severe OSA. Patients of advanced age, with poor lung function, or with greater or recent acute ventilatory failure may not respond adequately to CPAP.
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de Llano LP, Castro-Añón O, Castro-Cabana L, Méndez Marote L, Golpe R. Long-term effectiveness of CPAP in patients with severe obesity-hypoventilation syndrome. Sleep Breath 2020; 25:947-950. [PMID: 32851587 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-020-02177-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The optimal mode of long-term positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment for obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is not clear. The objectives of this study were to analyze whether or not patients with severe OHS treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remained controlled with this therapy over the long term and to investigate which variables were associated with CPAP failure and the need to switch to non-invasive ventilation (NIV). METHODS In a retrospective single-center study, patients admitted to the hospital because of severe OHS between 1996 and 2015 were analyzed. A multiple regression analysis was performed in order to determine which variables were associated with either CPAP success or failure to maintain long-term control. RESULTS Of 126 consecutive patients, 115 accepted long-term PAP treatment. CPAP or NIV treatment was prescribed according to a protocol that included overnight polysomnographic PAP titration. Follow-up time was 8.0 ± 4.8 years. At the end of this period, 29% of CPAP-treated patients had been re-assigned to NIV because of recurrence of global respiratory failure. High levels of obesity, weight gain, lower FEV1/FVC values and the need for nocturnal supplementary oxygen independently predicted CPAP failure. CONCLUSION CPAP therapy for severe OHS in patients who have these risk factors should be closely monitored in the long-term for possible treatment failure.
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- Luis Pérez de Llano
- Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, C/Dr Ulises Romero 1, 27003, EOXI Lugo, Cervo y Monforte, Spain
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- Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, C/Dr Ulises Romero 1, 27003, EOXI Lugo, Cervo y Monforte, Spain
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- Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, C/Dr Ulises Romero 1, 27003, EOXI Lugo, Cervo y Monforte, Spain
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- Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, C/Dr Ulises Romero 1, 27003, EOXI Lugo, Cervo y Monforte, Spain
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- Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, C/Dr Ulises Romero 1, 27003, EOXI Lugo, Cervo y Monforte, Spain.
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Kreivi HR, Itäluoma T, Bachour A. Effect of ventilation therapy on mortality rate among obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea patients. ERJ Open Res 2020; 6:00101-2019. [PMID: 32420312 PMCID: PMC7211948 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00101-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Introduction The prevalence of obesity is continually increasing worldwide, which increases the incidence of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and its consequent mortality. Methods We reviewed the therapy mode, comorbidity and mortality of all OHS patients treated at our hospital between 2005 and 2016. The control group consisted of randomly selected patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) treated during the same period. Results We studied 206 OHS patients and 236 OSA patients. The OHS patients were older (56.3 versus 52.3 years, p<0.001) and heavier (body mass index 46.1 versus 32.2 kg·m-2, p<0.001), and the percentage of women was higher (41.2% versus 24.2%, p<0.001), respectively. The OHS patients had more hypertension (83% versus 61%, p<0.001) and diabetes (62% versus 31%, p<0.001) than the OSA patients, but no higher stroke (4% versus 8%, p=0.058) or ischaemic heart disease (14% versus 15%, p=0.437) incidence. The 5- and 10-year, unadjusted survival rates were lower among the OHS patients than among the OSA patients (83% versus 96% and 74% versus 91%, respectively; p<0.001). Differences in mortality rates were not related to age, sex or body mass index; covariates such as Charlson Comorbidity Index and ventilation therapy predicted survival. The mortality rate decreased significantly (p<0.001) both in OHS and OSA patients even after adjusting for covariates. Conclusions The mortality rate in OHS was significantly higher than that in OSA patients even after adjusting for covariates. Ventilation therapy by continuous positive airway pressure or noninvasive ventilation have reduced mortality significantly in all patients.
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- Hanna-Riikka Kreivi
- Sleep Unit, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Sleep Unit, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Sleep Unit, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Mokhlesi B, Masa JF, Brozek JL, Gurubhagavatula I, Murphy PB, Piper AJ, Tulaimat A, Afshar M, Balachandran JS, Dweik RA, Grunstein RR, Hart N, Kaw R, Lorenzi-Filho G, Pamidi S, Patel BK, Patil SP, Pépin JL, Soghier I, Tamae Kakazu M, Teodorescu M. Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 200:e6-e24. [PMID: 31368798 PMCID: PMC6680300 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201905-1071st] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: The purpose of this guideline is to optimize evaluation and management of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Methods: A multidisciplinary panel identified and prioritized five clinical questions. The panel performed systematic reviews of available studies (up to July 2018) and followed the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations. All panel members discussed and approved the recommendations. Recommendations: After considering the overall very low quality of the evidence, the panel made five conditional recommendations. We suggest that: 1) clinicians use a serum bicarbonate level <27 mmol/L to exclude the diagnosis of OHS in obese patients with sleep-disordered breathing when suspicion for OHS is not very high (<20%) but to measure arterial blood gases in patients strongly suspected of having OHS, 2) stable ambulatory patients with OHS receive positive airway pressure (PAP), 3) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) rather than noninvasive ventilation be offered as the first-line treatment to stable ambulatory patients with OHS and coexistent severe obstructive sleep apnea, 4) patients hospitalized with respiratory failure and suspected of having OHS be discharged with noninvasive ventilation until they undergo outpatient diagnostic procedures and PAP titration in the sleep laboratory (ideally within 2–3 mo), and 5) patients with OHS use weight-loss interventions that produce sustained weight loss of 25% to 30% of body weight to achieve resolution of OHS (which is more likely to be obtained with bariatric surgery). Conclusions: Clinicians may use these recommendations, on the basis of the best available evidence, to guide management and improve outcomes among patients with OHS.
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Arellano-Maric MP, Hamm C, Duiverman ML, Schwarz S, Callegari J, Storre JH, Schmoor C, Spielmanns M, Galetke W, Windisch W. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome treated with non-invasive ventilation: Is a switch to CPAP therapy feasible? Respirology 2019; 25:435-442. [PMID: 31597227 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) can be treated with either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or non-invasive ventilation (NIV) therapy; the device choice has important economic and operational implications. METHODS This multicentre interventional trial investigated the safety and short-term efficacy of switching stable OHS patients who were on successful NIV therapy for ≥3 months to CPAP therapy. Patients underwent an autotitrating CPAP night under polysomnography (PSG); if the ensuing parameters were acceptable, they were sent home on a fixed CPAP for a 4-6-week period. It was hypothesized that blood gas analysis, PSG parameters and lung function tests would remain unchanged. RESULTS A total of 42 OHS patients were recruited, of whom 37 patients were switched to CPAP therapy. All patients had a history of severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) I/II) was present in 52%. Regarding the primary outcome, 30 of 42 patients (71%, 95% CI: 55-84%) maintained daytime partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2 ) levels ≤45 mm Hg after the home CPAP period. There was no further impairment in quality of life, sleep parameters or lung function. Interestingly, 24 patients (65%) preferred CPAP as their long-term therapy, despite the high pressure levels used (mean: 13.8 ± 1.8 mbar). After the CPAP period, 7 of 37 patients were categorized as CPAP failure, albeit only due to mild hypercapnia (mean: 47.9 ± 2.7 mm Hg). CONCLUSION It is feasible to switch most stable OHS patients from NIV to CPAP therapy, a step that could significantly reduce health-related costs. The auto-adjusted CPAP device, used in combination with the analysis of the PSG and capnometry, is a valid titration method in OHS patients.
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- Maria P Arellano-Maric
- Department of Pneumology, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.,Department of Pneumology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pneumology, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.,Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute of Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pneumology, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.,Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.,Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care, Sleep Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation, Asklepios, Fachkliniken Munich-Gauting, Gauting, Germany.,Department of Pneumology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinical Trials Center, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Pneumology, St. Remigius Hospital, Opladen, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Hospital der Augustinerinnen, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.,Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany
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Baiamonte P, Mazzuca E, Gruttad'Auria CI, Castrogiovanni A, Marino C, Lo Nardo D, Basile M, Algeri M, Battaglia S, Marrone O, Gagliardo A, Bonsignore MR. Use of autobilevel ventilation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: An observational study. J Sleep Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Pierpaolo Baiamonte
- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM); Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (DiBiMIS); Sezione di Malattie Cardio Respiratorie ed Endocrino Metaboliche; Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
- Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM); Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Palermo Italy
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Pépin JL, Timsit JF, Tamisier R, Borel JC, Lévy P, Jaber S. Prevention and care of respiratory failure in obese patients. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2017; 4:407-18. [PMID: 27304558 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(16)00054-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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With the increase in the global prevalence of obesity, there is a parallel rise in the proportion of obese patients admitted to intensive care units, referred for major surgery or requiring long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home for chronic respiratory failure. We describe the physiological effect of obesity on the respiratory system mainly in terms of respiratory mechanics, respiratory drive, and patency of the upper airways. Particular attention is given to the prevention and the clinical management of respiratory failure in obese patients with a main focus on invasive and NIV in intensive care during the perioperative period and long-term use of NIV on return home. We also address other aspects of care of obese patients, including antibiotic dosing and catheter-related infections.
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- Jean Louis Pépin
- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France; EFCR Laboratory, Thorax and Vessels Division, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
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- IAME, INSERM UMR 1137, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France; Medical and Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Paris Diderot University and Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France; EFCR Laboratory, Thorax and Vessels Division, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France; EFCR Laboratory, Thorax and Vessels Division, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France; EFCR Laboratory, Thorax and Vessels Division, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Montpellier, Saint Eloi Teaching Hospital, Montpellier, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS 9214), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM U-1046), Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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Piper AJ, BaHammam AS, Javaheri S. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Choosing the Appropriate Treatment of a Heterogeneous Disorder. Sleep Med Clin 2017; 12:587-596. [PMID: 29108613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality compared with simple obesity and eucapnic obstructive sleep apnea. Accurate diagnosis and commencement of early and appropriate management is fundamental in reducing the significant personal and societal burdens this disorder poses. Sleep disordered breathing is a major contributor to the developmental of sleep and awake hypercapnia, which characterizes OHS, and is effectively addressed through the use of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. This article reviews the current evidence supporting different modes of PAP currently used in managing these individuals.
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- Amanda J Piper
- Sleep Unit, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Central Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, New South Wales, Australia.
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- The University Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11324, Saudi Arabia; National Plan for Science and Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh 11324, Saudi Arabia
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- Montgomery Sleep Laboratory, Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA; Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Cardiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Ramírez-Molina VR, Gómez-de-Terreros FJ, Barca-Durán J, Masa JF. Non-invasive Positive Airway Pressure in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Present and Future Perspectives. COPD 2017; 14:418-428. [DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2017.1317730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Victor R. Ramírez-Molina
- Clinica de Trastornos Respiratorios del Dormir, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias ‘Ismael Cosio Villegas’, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
- Coordinator of the Research Group on Bio-Anthropology and Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Sleep Unit, San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain
- CIBER de enfermedades respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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Orfanos S, Jaffuel D, Perrin C, Molinari N, Chanez P, Palot A. Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study. BMC Pulm Med 2017; 17:50. [PMID: 28288605 PMCID: PMC5348845 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-017-0391-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Obesity is a major worldwide public health issue. The main respiratory complication stemming from obesity is obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Most of the OHS patients diagnosed during an exacerbation are treated with non invasive ventilation (NIV). Up to date, no prospective study has demonstrated in real life conditions the feasibility of a systematic protocoled switch of NIV to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), once stability is achieved. Methods In this prospective study, we included stable patients with OHS, with moderate to severe concomitant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and without obstructive pulmonary disease, who had been undergoing NIV for more than 2 months. The following measurements were performed, first with NIV and then after the switch to CPAP: diurnal arterial blood gas measurements; nocturnal oximetry and capnometry; mean compliance and AHI; measures of quality of life and quality of sleep. Results 22/30 patients accepted to participate in the study and 15/22 patients completed the study. There were no significant differences for pooled data in diurnal alveolar blood gases, nocturnal capnometry (p = 0.534), nocturnal oximetry (p = 0.218), mean compliance (p = 0.766), mean AHI (p = 0.334), quality of life or quality of sleep. Eighty percent of the patients treated in this study favored CPAP over NIV. Conclusion This pilot study showed in real life conditions the possibility of a systematic switch of NIV to CPAP, in most stable patients with OHS, with similar efficacy on diurnal and nocturnal alveolar gas exchange, quality of life and quality of sleep. Trial registration ISRCTN13981084. Registered: 27 February 2017 (retrospectively registered)
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- Sarah Orfanos
- Aix-Marseille University, Faculté de médecine, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.
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- Département de Pneumologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Pôle des Spécialités Médicales, Centre Hospitalier de Cannes, 15 avenue des Broussailles, 06401, Cannes, France
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- INSERM U1046, Université de Montpellier 1 et Département Médical d'Information, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 34090, Montpellier, France
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- Clinique des Bronches, Allergies et du Sommeil, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, France et INSERM U1067, CNRS UMR 7333 Aix Marseille Université, 13015, Marseille, France
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- Clinique des Bronches, Allergies et du Sommeil, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, France et INSERM U1067, CNRS UMR 7333 Aix Marseille Université, 13015, Marseille, France
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Augelli DM, Krieger AC. Social and Economic Impacts of Managing Sleep Hypoventilation Syndromes. Sleep Med Clin 2017; 12:87-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The Bariatric Airway. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2016; 55:65-85. [PMID: 27941367 DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Randerath W, Verbraecken J, Andreas S, Arzt M, Bloch KE, Brack T, Buyse B, De Backer W, Eckert DJ, Grote L, Hagmeyer L, Hedner J, Jennum P, La Rovere MT, Miltz C, McNicholas WT, Montserrat J, Naughton M, Pepin JL, Pevernagie D, Sanner B, Testelmans D, Tonia T, Vrijsen B, Wijkstra P, Levy P. Definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep. Eur Respir J 2016; 49:13993003.00959-2016. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00959-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The complexity of central breathing disturbances during sleep has become increasingly obvious. They present as central sleep apnoeas (CSAs) and hypopnoeas, periodic breathing with apnoeas, or irregular breathing in patients with cardiovascular, other internal or neurological disorders, and can emerge under positive airway pressure treatment or opioid use, or at high altitude. As yet, there is insufficient knowledge on the clinical features, pathophysiological background and consecutive algorithms for stepped-care treatment. Most recently, it has been discussed intensively if CSA in heart failure is a “marker” of disease severity or a “mediator” of disease progression, and if and which type of positive airway pressure therapy is indicated. In addition, disturbances of respiratory drive or the translation of central impulses may result in hypoventilation, associated with cerebral or neuromuscular diseases, or severe diseases of lung or thorax. These statements report the results of an European Respiratory Society Task Force addressing actual diagnostic and therapeutic standards. The statements are based on a systematic review of the literature and a systematic two-step decision process. Although the Task Force does not make recommendations, it describes its current practice of treatment of CSA in heart failure and hypoventilation.
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Sequeira TCA, BaHammam AS, Esquinas AM. Noninvasive Ventilation in the Critically Ill Patient With Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: A Review. J Intensive Care Med 2016; 32:421-428. [PMID: 27530511 DOI: 10.1177/0885066616663179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Obesity is a global epidemic that adversely affects respiratory physiology. Sleep-disordered breathing and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) are among the most common pulmonary complications related to obesity class III. Patients with OHS may present with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) that necessitates immediate noninvasive ventilation (NIV) or invasive ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring. The OHS is underrecognized as a cause of AHRF. The management of mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients is one of the most challenging problems facing respirologists, intensivists, and anesthesiologists. The treatment of AHRF in patients with OHS should aim to improve alveolar ventilation with better alveolar gas exchange, as well as maintaining a patent upper airway, which is ideally achieved through NIV. Treatment with NIV is associated with improvement in blood gases and lung mechanics and may reduce hospital admissions and morbidity. In this review, we will address 3 main issues: (1) NIV of critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure and OHS; (2) the indications for postoperative application of NIV in patients with OHS; and (3) the impact of OHS on weaning and postextubation respiratory failure. Additionally, the authors propose an algorithm for the management of obese patients with AHRF.
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- Telma C A Sequeira
- 1 Pulmonology Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, EPE, Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal.,2 Faculdade Medicina de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- 3 The University Sleep Disorders Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,4 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,5 Strategic Technologies Program of the National Plan for Sciences and Technology and Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Marik PE, Chen C. The clinical characteristics and hospital and post-hospital survival of patients with the obesity hypoventilation syndrome: analysis of a large cohort. Obes Sci Pract 2016; 2:40-47. [PMID: 27812378 PMCID: PMC5067555 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The worldwide prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a common yet largely undiagnosed and mistreated condition that likely carries a high mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics, hospital outcome, outcome following hospital discharge and predictors of death in a large cohort of patients hospitalized with OHS. OHS is an important condition as many patients with this syndrome are misdiagnosed and receive inappropriate treatment. METHODS We reviewed the electronic medical records of patients with unequivocal OHS admitted to a 525-bed tertiary-care teaching hospital over a 5-year period. Demographic and clinical data as well as hospital disposition were recorded. In order to determine the patients' post-discharge status, we linked our database to the database of death certificates of the State Registrar of Vital Records. RESULTS We identified 600 patients who met the inclusion criteria for this study. The patients' mean age was 58 ± 15 years with a mean body mass index of 48.2 ± 8.3 kg m-2; 64% were women. Thirty-seven percent had a history of diabetes and 43% had been misdiagnosed as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, while none had been previously diagnosed with OHS. The most common admission diagnoses were respiratory failure, heart failure and sepsis. Ninety (15%) patients died during the index hospitalization. The patients' age, S-creatinine, respiratory failure, sepsis and admission to the ICU were independent predictors of hospital mortality. The hospital survivors were followed for a mean of 1,174 ± 501 d (3.2 ± 1.3 years) from the index hospitalization. On follow-up, 98 of the 510 (19%) hospital survivors died, with an overall cumulative mortality of 31.3%. The patients' age, S-creatinine and admission to the ICU were independent predictors of post-hospital mortality. CONCLUSION Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is a common disease that is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated and carries a 3-year morality, which is significantly worse than that for most cancers combined. Considering the high mortality of this disease, all patients with a body mass index > 35 kg m-2 should be screened for OHS; those patients with both early and established OHS should be referred to a pulmonary and/or sleep specialist for evaluation for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, to a dietician for dietary counseling and lifestyle modification and to a bariatric surgeon for evaluation for bariatric surgery.
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- P E Marik
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk VA USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk VA USA
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is becoming an increasingly encountered condition both in respiratory outpatient clinics and in hospitalized patients. The health consequences and social disadvantages of obesity hypoventilation syndrome are significant. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and institution of appropriate therapy is commonly delayed when the syndrome is not recognized or misdiagnosed. Positive airway pressure therapy remains the mainstay of treatment and is effective in controlling sleep-disordered breathing and improving awake blood gases in the majority of individuals. Evidence supporting one mode of therapy over another is limited. Both continuous and bilevel therapy modes can successfully improve daytime gas exchange, with adherence to therapy an important modifiable factor in the response to treatment. Despite adherence to therapy, these individuals continue to experience excess mortality primarily due to cardiovascular events compared with those with eucapnic sleep apnea using CPAP. This difference likely arises from ongoing systemic inflammation secondary to the morbidly obese state. The need for a comprehensive approach to managing nutrition, weight, and physical activity in addition to reversal of sleep-disordered breathing is now widely recognized. Future studies need to evaluate the impact of a more aggressive and comprehensive treatment plan beyond managing sleep-disordered breathing. The impact of early identification and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing on the development and reversal of cardiometabolic dysfunction also requires further attention.
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- Amanda Piper
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Camperdown, and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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This article summarizes available data on the obesity hypoventilation syndrome and its pertinence to intensivists, outlines clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of the disease, discusses multidisciplinary treatments, and reviews the available literature on outcomes specific to the critically ill patient.
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- Shirley F Jones
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott &White Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA
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Castro-Añón O, Pérez de Llano LA, De la Fuente Sánchez S, Golpe R, Méndez Marote L, Castro-Castro J, González Quintela A. Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome: increased risk of death over sleep apnea syndrome. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117808. [PMID: 25671545 PMCID: PMC4324970 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aim To study whether mortality and cardiovascular morbidity differ in non-invasive ventilation (NIV)-treated patients with severe obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) as compared with CPAP-treated patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and to identify independent predictors of mortality in OHS. Material and methods Two retrospective cohorts of OHS and OSAS were matched 1:2 according to sex, age (±10 year) and length of time since initiation of CPAP/NIV therapy (±6 months). Results Three hundred and thirty subjects (110 patients with OHS and 220 patients with OSAS) were studied. Mean follow-up time was 7±4 years. The five year mortality rates were 15.5% in OHS cohort and 4.5% in OSAS cohort (p< 0.05). Patients with OHS had a 2-fold increase (OR 2; 95% CI: 1.11–3.60) in the risk of mortality and 1.86 fold (OR 1.86; 95% CI: 1.14–3.04) increased risk of having a cardiovascular event. Diabetes, baseline diurnal SaO2 < 83%, EPAP < 7 cmH2O after titration and adherence to NIV < 4 hours independently predicted mortality in OHS. Conclusion Mortality of severe OHS is high and substantially worse than that of OSAS. Severe OHS should be considered a systemic disease that encompasses respiratory, metabolic and cardiovascular components that require a multimodal therapeutic approach.
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- Olalla Castro-Añón
- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Galician Health Service, Lugo, Spain
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- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Galician Health Service, Lugo, Spain
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- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Galician Health Service, Lugo, Spain
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- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Galician Health Service, Lugo, Spain
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Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Long-term Outcome and Prognostic Factors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2014.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Long-term outcome and prognostic factors. Arch Bronconeumol 2014; 51:61-68. [PMID: 24703500 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Obesity is associated with 2 closely related respiratory diseases: obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). It has been shown that noninvasive ventilation during sleep produces clinical and functional improvement in these patients. The long-term survival rate with this treatment, and the difference in clinical progress in OHS patients with and without OSAHS are analyzed. METHODOLOGY Longitudinal, observational study with a cohort of patients diagnosed with OHS, included in a home ventilation program over a period of 12 years, divided into 2 groups: pure OHS and OSAHS-associated OHS. Bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation was administered. During the follow-up period, symptoms, exacerbations and hospitalizations, blood gas tests and pulmonary function tests, and survival rates were monitored and compared. RESULTS Eighty-three patients were eligible for analysis, 60 women (72.3%) and 23 men (27.7%), with a mean survival time of 8.47 years. Fifty patients (60.2%) were included in the group without OSAHS (OHS) and 33 (39.8%) in the OSAHS-associated OHS group (OHS-OSAHS). PaCO₂ in the OHS group was significantly higher than in the OHS-OSAHS group (P<.01). OHS patients also had a higher hospitalization rate (P<.05). There was a significant improvement in both groups in FEV₁ and FVC, and no differences between groups in PaCO₂ and PaO₂ values. There were no differences in mortality between the 2 groups, but low FVC values were predictive of mortality. CONCLUSIONS The use of mechanical ventilation in patients with OHS, with or without OSAHS, is an effective treatment for the correction of blood gases and functional alterations and can achieve prolonged survival rates.
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Piper A. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: therapeutic implications for treatment. Expert Rev Respir Med 2014; 4:57-70. [DOI: 10.1586/ers.09.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Verbraecken J, McNicholas WT. Respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control in overlap syndrome and obesity hypoventilation. Respir Res 2013; 14:132. [PMID: 24256627 PMCID: PMC3871022 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The overlap syndrome of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in addition to obesity hypoventilation syndrome, represents growing health concerns, owing to the worldwide COPD and obesity epidemics and related co-morbidities. These disorders constitute the end points of a spectrum with distinct yet interrelated mechanisms that lead to a considerable health burden. The coexistence OSA and COPD seems to occur by chance, but the combination can contribute to worsened symptoms and oxygen desaturation at night, leading to disrupted sleep architecture and decreased sleep quality. Alveolar hypoventilation, ventilation-perfusion mismatch and intermittent hypercapnic events resulting from apneas and hypopneas contribute to the final clinical picture, which is quite different from the “usual” COPD. Obesity hypoventilation has emerged as a relatively common cause of chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. Its pathophysiology results from complex interactions, among which are respiratory mechanics, ventilatory control, sleep-disordered breathing and neurohormonal disturbances, such as leptin resistance, each of which contributes to varying degrees in individual patients to the development of obesity hypoventilation. This respiratory embarrassment takes place when compensatory mechanisms like increased drive cannot be maintained or become overwhelmed. Although a unifying concept for the pathogenesis of both disorders is lacking, it seems that these patients are in a vicious cycle. This review outlines the major pathophysiological mechanisms believed to contribute to the development of these specific clinical entities. Knowledge of shared mechanisms in the overlap syndrome and obesity hypoventilation may help to identify these patients and guide therapy.
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- Johan Verbraecken
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, Edegem 2650, Belgium.
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Wahab R, Basner RC. Nocturnal non-invasive ventilation for cardio-respiratory disorders in adults. Expert Rev Respir Med 2013; 7:615-29. [PMID: 24175738 DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2013.839246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Following the classic 'iron lung' non-invasive negative pressure ventilator, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), particularly used 'nocturnally' has developed a broad role in both the acute hospital setting and domiciliary long-term use for many cardio-respiratory disorders associated with acute and chronic ventilatory failure. This role is based in part upon the perceived relative ease of application and discontinuation of NIPPV, ability to avoid intubation or tracheostomy and their associated morbidities and availability of increasingly portable pressure and volume cycled NIPPV devices. Nevertheless, the many methodologies necessary for optimal NIPPV use are often underappreciated by health care workers and patients alike. This review focuses on the rationale, practice, and future directions for 'nocturnal' use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (nNIV) in cardio-respiratory disorders in adults which are commonly associated with sleep-related apnea, hypoventilation and hypoxemia: congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), cystic fibrosis (CF) and neuromuscular disorders.
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- Romina Wahab
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, NY 10032, USA
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Brown LK. Noninvasive ventilatory support in obesity hypoventilation syndrome: backup early and often? Chest 2013; 143:8-10. [PMID: 23276838 DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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- Lee K Brown
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and the Program in Sleep Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Edmond H.L. Chau
- Department of Anesthesiology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T2S8, Canada
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Maryland Avenues, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T2S8, Canada
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Castro-Añón O, Golpe R, Pérez-de-Llano LA. Reply. Respirology 2013; 18:386. [DOI: 10.1111/resp.12026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Olalla Castro-Añón
- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit; Hospital Lucus Augusti; Lugo; Spain
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- Respiratory Division and Sleep Disorders Unit; Hospital Lucus Augusti; Lugo; Spain
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Positive pressure for obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Pulm Med 2012; 2012:568690. [PMID: 23094151 PMCID: PMC3475306 DOI: 10.1155/2012/568690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Obesity is increasing world-wide; obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), formerly Pickwickian syndrome, has increased in parallel. Despite its prevalence, OHS has not been studied well, but there is abundant evidence that it is tightly linked with sleep-disordered breathing, most commonly obstructive sleep apnea. This article reviews the pathophysiology of OHS as well as the literature regarding the benefits of treating this disorder with positive airway pressure. We also emphasize that while positive pressure treatments may temporize cardiopulmonary disease progression, simultaneous pursuit of weight reduction is central to long-term management of this condition.
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BAHAMMAM AHMEDS, AL-JAWDER SUHAILAE. Managing acute respiratory decompensation in the morbidly obese. Respirology 2012; 17:759-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02099.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BOREL JEANCHRISTIAN, BOREL ANNELAURE, MONNERET DENIS, TAMISIER RENAUD, LEVY PATRICK, PEPIN JEANLOUIS. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: From sleep-disordered breathing to systemic comorbidities and the need to offer combined treatment strategies. Respirology 2012; 17:601-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Rabec C, de Lucas Ramos P, Veale D. Respiratory complications of obesity. Arch Bronconeumol 2011; 47:252-61. [PMID: 21458904 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2011.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Obesity, well known as a cardiovascular risk factor, can also lead to significant respiratory complications. The respiratory changes associated with obesity extend from a simple change in respiratory function, with no effect on gas exchange, to the more serious condition of hypercapnic respiratory failure, characteristic of obesity hypoventilation syndrome. More recently, it has been reported that there is an increased prevalence of asthma which is probably multifactorial in origin, but in which inflammation may play an important role. Hypoventilation in the obese subject is the result of complex interactions that involve changes in the ventilatory mechanics and anomalies in breathing control. Two other conditions (COPD and sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome [SAHS], often present in obese patients, can trigger or aggravate it. The prevalence of hypoventilation in the obese is under-estimated and the diagnosis is usually established during an exacerbation, or when the patient is studied due to suspicion of SAHS. Ventilatory management of these patients includes either CPAP or NIV. The choice of one or another will depend on the underlying clinical condition and whether or not there is another comorbidity. Both NIV and CPAP have demonstrated their effectiveness, not only in the control of gas exchange, but also in improving the quality of life and survival of these patients.
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- Claudio Rabec
- Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, CHU Dijon, Francia.
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Fernández R, Rubinos G, Cabrera C, Galindo R, Fumero S, Sosa A, González I, Casan P. Nocturnal home pulse oximetry: variability and clinical implications in home mechanical ventilation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 82:142-7. [PMID: 21212644 DOI: 10.1159/000322671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nocturnal home pulse oximetry (NHPO) provides information by measuring a series of variables: time spent with SaO(2) <90% expressed as percentage (T90) or in minutes (Tm90), mean SaO(2) (MnS), and lowest SaO(2) (LwS.) The presence of significant nocturnal desaturation has been proposed as a parameter in decision making with regard to initiating home mechanical ventilation (HMV) or monitoring HMV effectiveness. However, there is limited information on the possible variability of the test, and this could influence the interpretation of results. OBJECTIVES To explore the variability between 2 consecutive measurements of NHPO and to determine clinical applications in HMV. METHODS The patients presented diseases susceptible to HMV treatment and were enrolled in stable condition without respiratory failure. NHPO was conducted on 2 consecutive nights. The variables analyzed were: T90, Tm90, Mns, and LwS. The coefficient of variation (CV), a concordance coefficient (CC), and the Bland-Altman method were used in order to explore the variability. RESULTS We studied 40 cases. Two were excluded, and the remaining 38 were aged 58 ± 16 years (19 males). Eighteen were receiving HMV. CV values exceeded 100% for T90 and Tm90 and were below 5% for MnS and LwS. The CC for T90, Tm90, and LwS showed confidence intervals with lower limits below 0.5, while for MnS the value was 0.88 (0.79-0.93). CONCLUSIONS There is a wide variability in NHPO recordings for T90, Tm90, and LwS, so a single determination to detect nocturnal desaturation may not be valid for decision making; the parameter with the least interindividual variability and intraindividual variability was MnS.
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- Ramón Fernández
- Neumología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España.
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Obesity is becoming a major medical concern in several parts of the world, with huge economic impacts on health- care systems, resulting mainly from increased cardiovascular risks. At the same time, obesity leads to a number of sleep-disordered breathing patterns like obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), leading to increased morbidity and mortality with reduced quality of life. OHS is distinct from other sleep- related breathing disorders although overlap may exist. OHS patients may have obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea with hypercapnia and sleep hypoventilation, or an isolated sleep hypoventilation. Despite its major impact on health, this disorder is under-recognized and under-diagnosed. Available management options include aggressive weight reduction, oxygen therapy and using positive airway pressure techniques. In this review, we will go over the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation and diagnosis and management of OHS.
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- Laila Al Dabal
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
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Acute ventilatory failure complicating obesity hypoventilation: update on a ‘critical care syndrome’. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2010; 16:543-51. [DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0b013e32833ef52e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Piper AJ, Grunstein RR. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: mechanisms and management. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 183:292-8. [PMID: 21037018 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201008-1280ci] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome describes the association between obesity and the development of chronic daytime alveolar hypoventilation. This syndrome arises from a complex interaction between sleep-disordered breathing, diminished respiratory drive, and obesity-related respiratory impairment, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Therapy directed toward reversing these abnormalities leads to improved daytime breathing, with available treatment options including positive pressure therapy, weight loss, and pharmacological management. However, a lack of large-scale, well-designed studies evaluating these various therapies has limited the development of evidence-based treatment recommendations. Although treatment directed toward improving sleep-disordered breathing is usually effective, not all patients tolerate mask ventilation and awake hypercapnia may persist despite effective use. In the longer term, weight loss is desirable, but data on the success and sustainability of this approach in obesity hypoventilation are lacking. The review outlines the major mechanisms believed to underlie the development of hypoventilation in this subgroup of obese patients, their clinical presentation, and current therapy options.
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- Amanda J Piper
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
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Berry RB. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Titration and Treatment Initiation for Chronic Hypoventilation Syndromes. Sleep Med Clin 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A wide variety of mechanisms can lead to the hypoventilation associated with various medical disorders, including derangements in central ventilatory control, mechanical impediments to breathing, and abnormalities in gas exchange leading to increased dead space ventilation. The pathogenesis of hypercapnia in obesity hypoventilation syndrome remains somewhat obscure, although in many patients comorbid obstructive sleep apnea appears to play an important role. Hypoventilation in neurologic or neuromuscular disorders is primarily explained by weakness of respiratory muscles, although some central nervous system diseases may affect control of breathing. In other chest wall disorders, obstructive airways disease, and cystic fibrosis, much of the pathogenesis is explained by mechanical impediments to breathing, but an element of increased dead space ventilation also often occurs. Central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome involves a genetically determined defect in central respiratory control. Treatment in all of these disorders involves coordinated management of the primary disorder (when possible) and, increasingly, the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.
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- Lee K Brown
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1101 Medical Arts Avenue NE, Building #2, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA.
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Obesity, well-known as a cardiovascular risk factor is also a "respiratory" risk factor and can have profound adverse effects on the respiratory system, such as alterations in pulmonary function tests, respiratory mechanics, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, gas exchange, control of breathing and exercise capacity. ABG are frequently altered in obese subjects and abnormalities are directly proportional to BMI. Two main pathophysiological mechanisms may account for gas exchange abnormalities: V/Q inequality, responsible for isolated hypoxemia, and alveolar hypoventilation responsible for the also called "obesity hypoventilation syndrome" (OHS). Hypoventilation in obese patients includes a diversity of mechanisms frequently imbricated, among which the two most frequent are mechanical limitation and blunted ventilatory drive. Two other clinical entities (COPD and OSA) frequently present in the obese patients may potentiate or aggravate this hypoventilation. OHS is frequently underappreciated and diagnosis is rarely made at the steady state. Such diagnosis is frequently made in two situations: either during an exacerbation or when in front of symptoms of respiratory sleep disturbances. The patient is referred to sleep laboratory for screening for OSA. Ventilatory management of these patients will depend on the patient's underlying condition and on sleep study results. It includes CPAP or NIPPV but frequently additional O(2) addition is necessary. OHS represents today one of the most frequent indications of NIV worldwide.
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- C Rabec
- Service de pneumologie et réanimation respiratoire, CHU de Dijon, 2, boulevard Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 21079 Dijon, France.
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This review discusses the pathophysiological aspects of sleep-disordered breathing, with focus on upper airway mechanics in obstructive and central sleep apnoea, Cheyne-Stokes respiration and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. These disorders constitute the end points of a spectrum with distinct yet interrelated mechanisms that lead to substantial pathology, i.e. increased upper airway collapsibility, control of breathing instability, increased work of breathing, disturbed ventilatory system mechanics and neurohormonal changes. Concepts are changing. Although sleep apnoea is considered more and more to be an increased loop gain disorder, the central type of apnoea is now considered as an obstructive event, because it causes pharyngeal narrowing, associated with prolonged expiration. Although a unifying concept for the pathogenesis is lacking, it seems that these patients are in a vicious circle. Knowledge of common patterns of sleep-disordered breathing may help to identify these patients and guide therapy.
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- Johan A Verbraecken
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, BE-2650 Edegem, Belgium.
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Assessment and management of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:218-25. [PMID: 18250215 DOI: 10.1513/pats.200708-122mg] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is characterized by obesity, daytime hypercapnia, and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of significant lung or respiratory muscle disease. Compared with eucapnic morbidly obese patients and eucapnic patients with sleep-disordered breathing, patients with OHS have increased health care expenses and are at higher risk of developing serious cardiovascular disease leading to early mortality. Despite the significant morbidity and mortality associated with this syndrome, diagnosis and institution of effective treatment occur late in the course of the syndrome. Given that the prevalence of extreme obesity has increased considerably, it is likely that clinicians will encounter patients with OHS in their clinical practice. Therefore maintaining a high index of suspicion can lead to early recognition and treatment reducing the high burden of morbidity and mortality and related health care expenditure associated with undiagnosed and untreated OHS. In this review we define the clinical characteristics of the syndrome and review the pathophysiology, morbidity, and mortality associated with it. Last, we discuss currently available treatment modalities.
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