Relationship between the Upper Airway and Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome in Morbidly Obese Women

[21] Bixler EO(1999)Recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in adults. The report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine task force Sleep 22 667-9

[22] Dixon JB(2005)Grupo Español de Sueño (GES) Arch Bronconeumol 41 12-9

[23] Schachler LM(1992)scoring rules and examples. A preliminary report from the sleep disorders atlas task force of the American Sleep Disorders Association Sleep 15 174-4

[24] O’Brien PE(2003)Anatomic and physiologic predictors of apnea severity in morbidly obese subjects Sleep 2 150-155

[25] Rajala R(2003)Obstructive sleep-related breathing disorders in patients evaluated for bariatric surgery Obes Surg 13 676-683

[26] Partinen M(2003)Gastric bypass is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with clinically significant obesity Obes Surg 13 58-61

[27] Sane T(2003)Predicting sleep apnea and excessive day sleepiness in the severely obese Chest 123 1134-1141

[28] Douglas NJ(1994)Predictive value of specific risk factors, symptoms and signs, in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea and its severity J Sleep Res 3 241-244

[29] Polo O(1983)Computerized tomography in obstructive sleep apnea Am Rev Respir Dis 127 221-226

[30] Caballero P(1991)Why don’t all heavy snorers have obstructive sleep apnea? Am Rev Respir Dis 143 1288-1293

[21] Bixler EO(1999)Recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in adults. The report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine task force Sleep 22 667-9

[22] Dixon JB(2005)Grupo Español de Sueño (GES) Arch Bronconeumol 41 12-9

[23] Schachler LM(1992)scoring rules and examples. A preliminary report from the sleep disorders atlas task force of the American Sleep Disorders Association Sleep 15 174-4

[24] O’Brien PE(2003)Anatomic and physiologic predictors of apnea severity in morbidly obese subjects Sleep 2 150-155

[25] Rajala R(2003)Obstructive sleep-related breathing disorders in patients evaluated for bariatric surgery Obes Surg 13 676-683

[26] Partinen M(2003)Gastric bypass is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with clinically significant obesity Obes Surg 13 58-61

[27] Sane T(2003)Predicting sleep apnea and excessive day sleepiness in the severely obese Chest 123 1134-1141

[28] Douglas NJ(1994)Predictive value of specific risk factors, symptoms and signs, in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea and its severity J Sleep Res 3 241-244

[29] Polo O(1983)Computerized tomography in obstructive sleep apnea Am Rev Respir Dis 127 221-226

[30] Caballero P(1991)Why don’t all heavy snorers have obstructive sleep apnea? Am Rev Respir Dis 143 1288-1293